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Reader question: Is the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis really a no-go zone?

   Chaos and violence at the Champions League final on Saturday has put
   the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis - home of the Stade de France - back
   into the spotlight. We answer your questions about the area.
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   Updated: 4 June 2022 11:19 CEST
   Reader question: Is the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis really a no-go
   zone?
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   Well Henry (who was born in one of Paris’ outer suburbs, about 40km
   from Saint-Denis) was right about one thing, technically the stadium is
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   The city of Paris is only the area inside the périphérique ringroad,
   outside that is the inner suburbs – known as the petite couronne –
   which are split into three départements – Seine-Saint-Denis to the
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   Marseille), Rhône (which includes Lyon) and Hauts-de-Seine (another
   Paris suburb).

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   (LREM) party candidate for re-election at the “Place Victor Hugo” in
   Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of Paris, on April 21, 2022. (Photo by
   Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP)

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