Worldcup 1998 : Saint-Denis

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Nantes
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A city of contrasts -the contrast of a history marked by the duality of a royal and a working city, the contrast of buildings in which the new and the old cohabit, the contrast of a population originating from an ethnic melting pot -Saint-Denis is both surprising and appealing, it has inherited a prestigious past but has always looked forward to the future.

Photo Saint-Denis

The Grand Stadium
The stadium will consist of four elliptical coronas of tiers. 25,000 seats for the lower corona, 15,000 for the second, 20,000 for the two upper ones. The capacity can be modulated according to the needs : 80,000 seats for football or rugby, 75,000 for athletics, and from 20,000 to 103,000 places when used for shows.

The World Cup in Plaine-Saint-Denis! (english)

Saint-Denis(french), Tourist Office :
1, rue de la République
93200 Saint-Denis,
Tel: (33)01 42 43 33 55
Fax: (33)01 48 20 24 11

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SAINT-DENIS
Sylvie DECUGIS
Hôtel de Ville de Saint-Denis
Mélina Cohen, Attachée de Presse
93205 Saint-Denis Cedex
tel : 01 49 33 62 83

For a long time, one talked of "Paris-near-Saint-Denis", with the capital of France being a kind of suburb of the royal city. Saint-Denis, an important city in Medieval and Capetian France and a commercial centre from the Middle Ages, was the site of the illustrious 12 century abbey which contains the tombs of nearly all the kings of France since Hugues Capet. For the last century, SaintDenis has been the home of many companies, thus perpetuating a tradition of"fine professions". Today, the SaintDenis Plain, together with part of Aubervilliers and SaintOuen, is the largest business zone in the Ile-de-France.

It is an area undergoing tremendous development and has therefore attracted large corporations such as Siemens and Panasonic, Gaz de France and Electricité de France, the TVG workshops and numerous audiovisual activities.
But Saint-Denis is not only an industrial city with a rich and prestigious heritage, but also a cultural centre, famous for its theatre, music festival and book fair.
Key figures :
Population : 95,000 inhabitants

Traditional burial place for the kings of France, Saint-Denis is famous for its royal necropolis which includes impressive Renaissance funerary monuments.