Saint-Denis is the préfecture of the French overseas department and region of Réunion, in the Indian Ocean. At the 2016 census, there were 204,304 inhabitants in the metropolitan area of Saint Denis, 147,920 of whom lived in the city. The population of St Denis has grown substantially since 1954, both in the commune and the Metropolitan area. In the 62 years from 1954 to the census in 2016, population has more than tripled.
About Saint-Denis, Réunion in brief
Saint-Denis is the préfecture of the French overseas department and region of Réunion, in the Indian Ocean. It is located at the island’s northernmost point, close to the mouth of the Rivière Saint- Denis. The city has many neighbourhoods: Le Barachois, Bellepierre, Bois-de-Nèfles, La Bretagne, Le Brûlé, Les Camélias, Centre-ville, Champ-Fleuri, La Montagne, Montgaillard, La Providence and La Source. Saint Denis is the most populous commune in French overseas departments and the twentieth most populous in all of France.
At the 2016 census, there were 204,304 inhabitants in the metropolitan area of Saint Denis, 147,920 of whom lived in the city. The population of St Denis has grown substantially since 1954, both in the commune and the Metropolitan area. In the 62 years from 1954 to the census in 2016, population has more than tripled.
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