The 3 arrondissements of the Seine-Saint-Denis department are: [1]
In 1800 the arrondissement of Saint-Denis was established as part of the department Seine. In 1962 the arrondissement of Saint-Denis was disbanded, [2] and the arrondissement of Le Raincy was created as part of the department Seine-et-Oise. [3] The arrondissement of Bobigny was created in 1964 as part of the department Seine. [2] In 1968 the department Seine-Saint-Denis was created from parts of the former departments Seine and Seine-et-Oise, and the arrondissements of Bobigny and Le Raincy became part of it. [4] The arrondissement of Saint-Denis was recreated in February 1993 from part of the arrondissement of Bobigny. [5]
In January 2017 six communes passed from the arrondissement of Bobigny to the arrondissement of Le Raincy. [6]