Long ReadIn the early 1990s, Saint-Denis was a gloomy suburb, stricken by deindustrialization, unemployment and drug abuse. It was on this fertile ground that the hip-hop movement emerged in France.

Archaeological excavations conducted in the northern part of the western façade of the Basilica of Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis). EMMANUELLE JACQUOT/DÉPARTEMENT DE SEINE-SAINT-DENIS Archaeology is ...

Text description provided by the architects. The school « Niki de Saint-Phalle – Petits Cailloux » is composed of a nursery with eight classrooms, a primary school with ten classrooms, a school ...

Engraving of Funeral Procession of King Louis IX by Félibien (May 22, 1271). Image via pitt.edu The first element of Saint-Denis to be rebuilt was the western façade. Two key imperatives drove this ...

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. Read more here. If you’re enjoying our coverage from Paris, join Slate Plus to support our work. From a brand-new pedestrian bridge in Saint-Denis, as ...

Just days after co-ordinated gun and suicide bomb attacks on multiple locations in Paris left 129 people dead, police raided a flat in a northern Paris suburb, leading to scenes that witnesses said ...

Officials hope an Olympic Village can transform a Paris suburb known for poverty and crime. But big plans have failed before. By Liz Alderman and Catherine Porter Reporting from the new Paris Olympic ...

When Sabrina Ruta was in her mid-20s, she used to go to Le Saint-Sulpice five nights a week. She was at the renowned St-Denis St. terrasse-bar so often she used to joke she should have her mail ...