The Latest Breaking News from SaintDenis

French swimmer Léon Marchand wins gold in Euros 400m freestyle

French swimming star Léon Marchand won the 400m freestyle final at the European swimming championships Sunday in Saint-Denis, near Paris.

France 24 · Aug 16

Hard-left Mélenchon launches 2027 campaign with broadside against National Rally

Jean-Luc Melenchon launched his presidential campaign on Sunday with a rally in Saint-Denis, a Paris suburb that has become both a stronghold for the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party and a symbol of the “New France” he hopes to champion.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 7

Fighting racism 'must be at heart of presidential debate', French mayor tells RFI

France needs to take concrete action to tackle growing racism before the 2027 presidential election, the newly installed mayor of Saint-Denis Bally Bagayoko tells RFI, after facing racist abuse in the weeks following his election in mid-March.

Radio France Internationale · May 1

Paris's closing ceremony pits Old World splendour against Hollywood spectacle

Paris passed the Olympic torch to Los Angeles in a cryptic and sometimes chaotic closing ceremony in the Stade de France Sunday night, with hundreds of athletes unexpectedly mobbing the stage during a performance by French indie rock band Phoenix. American action star Tom Cruise rappelled in from the top…

France 24 · Aug 12, 2024

‘We’ve been blown away’: Olympics give France feelgood factor but challenges remain

Political turmoil has given way to people buying into the Games but leaders know that sustaining optimism will not be easy

The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2024

The Olympics are giving breaking a global stage in Paris. Not everyone is celebrating

Breaking is debuting as a sporting event in the 2024 Paris Games as part of an effort to attract younger viewers

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2024

Macron hails 'great human chain' behind new Olympic Aquatics Centre

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday paid tribute to the vast array of engineers, landscapers and politicians who worked on the Aquatics Centre in Saint-Denis, which will be used during the Paris Olympic Games.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 4, 2024

‘Era of gigantism is over’: why Paris chose banlieue for its Olympic Village

Residents and mayors of once-neglected northern outskirts see lasting change as area is already focus of regeneration

The Guardian - UK · Jan 2, 2024

King Charles says UK is ‘ally and best friend’ of France in historic Senate address

Monarch describes partnership between two nations as ‘utterly vital’ to confronting challenges of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and climate crisis

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

British royals sprinkle star power on a grateful French town with up-and-down ties to royalty

It’s not every day that VIP visitors venture out to the town of Saint-Denis, one of the poorest and toughest parts of the Paris region

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023