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Saint-Denis (o extraoficialmente Saint-Denis de la Réunion para desambiguación) es una ciudad francesa, la préfecture, capital administrativa de la région de ultramar y département de ultramar de Reunión, en el océano Índico, la vigésimo séptima por población.
Positionnée sur un espace littoral, Saint-Denis est aujourd'hui la capitale et le siège de la préfecture de la région-département de La Réunion. Possédant un réseau routier développé, la cité dionysienne est le principal bassin économique de l'île, où se concentrent de nombreux services et administrations.
Saint-Denis was founded in 1669 by Étienne Regnault, the first governor of Bourbon Island (as La Réunion was then called), on the northern side of the island, where a larger and more fertile plain was deemed more propitious for the development of settlements than the drier and more barren area of Saint-Paul on the western side of the island.
Saint-Denis, town, capital of the French overseas département of Réunion in the western Indian Ocean. The town lies in a basin at the mouth of the Saint-Denis River on the north coast of the island, wedged between the ocean and a mountain rising abruptly behind it. It was originally the main port.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The most populous metropolitan area is Saint-Denis, which covers 6 communes (Saint-Denis, Sainte-Marie, La Possession, Sainte-Suzanne, Saint-André, and Bras-Panon) in the north of the island. The three largest metropolitan areas are:
Saint-Denis (créole: Sin-Dni) is the capital of Réunion, and the city with the most inhabitants on the island. It hosts all the important administrative offices, and is also a cultural centre with numerous museums. Saint-Denis is also the largest city in all of the French overseas departments.
Saint-Denis is the administrative capital (préfecture) of the French controlled island of Réunion, in the Indian Ocean. The city is the largest town on the island. In 2004, it had a population of about 133,700 people. History. Saint-Denis was founded by Étienne Régnault in 1669. The city became the capital of Réunion island in 1738.
