Largest city in the Seine-Saint-Denis department: the 2026 ranking
The 39 towns of the Seine-Saint-Denis department (93) ranked by population, area and density, based on the official INSEE population figures in force in 2026.
The largest city in the Seine-Saint-Denis department is Saint-Denis, with 149,936 inhabitants (ranked 23rd in France by population). The largest town by area is Tremblay-en-France (22 km²). The most densely populated is Le Pré-Saint-Gervais, with 24,356 inhabitants per km². At the other end of the ranking, Coubron has only 5,217 inhabitants.
The Seine-Saint-Denis department has 1,710,659 inhabitants over 236 km², a density of 7,242 inhabitants per km², 66 times the national average (110 per km²). It accounts for 13.6% of the population of Île-de-France, the region it belongs to: see the ranking of the largest cities in Île-de-France.
The 20 largest cities in the Seine-Saint-Denis department by population
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Denis | 149,936 | 16 | 9,508 | 23rd |
| 2 | Montreuil | 112,549 | 8.9 | 12,618 | 37th |
| 3 | Aubervilliers | 88,529 | 5.8 | 15,370 | 52nd |
| 4 | Aulnay-sous-Bois | 87,951 | 16 | 5,429 | 53rd |
| 5 | Noisy-le-Grand | 73,408 | 13 | 5,669 | 72nd |
| 6 | Drancy | 72,583 | 7.8 | 9,353 | 73rd |
| 7 | Le Blanc-Mesnil | 62,547 | 8.1 | 7,770 | 93rd |
| 8 | Pantin | 62,083 | 5.0 | 12,392 | 94th |
| 9 | Bobigny | 57,035 | 6.8 | 8,425 | 109th |
| 10 | Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine | 53,747 | 4.3 | 12,470 | 121st |
| 11 | Épinay-sur-Seine | 52,944 | 4.6 | 11,585 | 124th |
| 12 | Sevran | 52,682 | 7.3 | 7,237 | 126th |
| 13 | Bondy | 50,762 | 5.5 | 9,280 | 135th |
| 14 | Livry-Gargan | 47,453 | 7.4 | 6,430 | 146th |
| 15 | Rosny-sous-Bois | 47,368 | 5.9 | 8,015 | 148th |
| 16 | La Courneuve | 47,285 | 7.5 | 6,288 | 150th |
| 17 | Noisy-le-Sec | 45,634 | 5.0 | 9,054 | 163rd |
| 18 | Bagnolet | 43,234 | 2.6 | 16,823 | 182nd |
| 19 | Gagny | 42,524 | 6.8 | 6,226 | 185th |
| 20 | Villepinte | 41,579 | 10 | 4,010 | 191st |
Largest towns by area in the Seine-Saint-Denis department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tremblay-en-France | 38,519 | 22 | 1,717 | 6,689th |
| 2 | Aulnay-sous-Bois | 87,951 | 16 | 5,429 | 10,981st |
| 3 | Saint-Denis | 149,936 | 16 | 9,508 | 11,375th |
| 4 | Noisy-le-Grand | 73,408 | 13 | 5,669 | 14,498th |
| 5 | Villepinte | 41,579 | 10 | 4,010 | 18,413th |
| 6 | Montreuil | 112,549 | 8.9 | 12,618 | 21,090th |
| 7 | Le Blanc-Mesnil | 62,547 | 8.1 | 7,770 | 22,755th |
| 8 | Drancy | 72,583 | 7.8 | 9,353 | 23,355th |
| 9 | La Courneuve | 47,285 | 7.5 | 6,288 | 23,878th |
| 10 | Livry-Gargan | 47,453 | 7.4 | 6,430 | 24,170th |
Most densely populated towns in the Seine-Saint-Denis department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Pré-Saint-Gervais | 17,049 | 0.7 | 24,356 | 3rd |
| 2 | Les Lilas | 23,968 | 1.3 | 19,022 | 11th |
| 3 | Bagnolet | 43,234 | 2.6 | 16,823 | 15th |
| 4 | Aubervilliers | 88,529 | 5.8 | 15,370 | 20th |
| 5 | Montreuil | 112,549 | 8.9 | 12,618 | 26th |
| 6 | Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine | 53,747 | 4.3 | 12,470 | 27th |
| 7 | Pantin | 62,083 | 5.0 | 12,392 | 29th |
| 8 | Épinay-sur-Seine | 52,944 | 4.6 | 11,585 | 32nd |
| 9 | Romainville | 37,224 | 3.4 | 10,821 | 38th |
| 10 | Saint-Denis | 149,936 | 16 | 9,508 | 47th |
All towns in the Seine-Saint-Denis department (39)
INSEE total population in parentheses. Each town page gives its area, density, national and departmental rankings, and neighboring towns.
- Aubervilliers (88,529)
- Aulnay-sous-Bois (87,951)
- Bagnolet (43,234)
- Bobigny (57,035)
- Bondy (50,762)
- Clichy-sous-Bois (29,421)
- Coubron (5,217)
- Drancy (72,583)
- Dugny (11,728)
- Épinay-sur-Seine (52,944)
- Gagny (42,524)
- Gournay-sur-Marne (7,362)
- L'Île-Saint-Denis (8,715)
- La Courneuve (47,285)
- Le Blanc-Mesnil (62,547)
- Le Bourget (15,970)
- Le Pré-Saint-Gervais (17,049)
- Le Raincy (14,920)
- Les Lilas (23,968)
- Les Pavillons-sous-Bois (25,875)
- Livry-Gargan (47,453)
- Montfermeil (28,825)
- Montreuil (112,549)
- Neuilly-Plaisance (22,063)
- Neuilly-sur-Marne (39,891)
- Noisy-le-Grand (73,408)
- Noisy-le-Sec (45,634)
- Pantin (62,083)
- Romainville (37,224)
- Rosny-sous-Bois (47,368)
- Saint-Denis (149,936)
- Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine (53,747)
- Sevran (52,682)
- Stains (41,471)
- Tremblay-en-France (38,519)
- Vaujours (8,040)
- Villemomble (29,969)
- Villepinte (41,579)
- Villetaneuse (12,599)
Other departments in Île-de-France
Paris (75) Seine-et-Marne (77) Yvelines (78) Essonne (91) Hauts-de-Seine (92) Val-de-Marne (94) Val-d'Oise (95) All departments
Sources: INSEE, official population figures in force on January 1, 2026 (total population); land area: IGN / Observatoire des territoires. Rankings computed across the 34,858 communes in the database.