Stephane Troussel, head of Seine-Saint-Denis general council, poses July 21, 2017 on the roof of the Seine-Saint-Denis Department council headquarters in Bobigny, northern Paris, France. Picture taken July 21, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
BOBIGNY, France (Reuters) - The most deprived department in France is expected to be a big winner now Paris is in line to host the 2024 Olympics with thousands of homes and a new swimming centre to be built in Seine-Saint-Denis for the games.
The poorest of France's 101 mainland departments, Seine-Saint-Denis sprawls east and north from Paris, much of it a drab expanse of grey suburbs, abandoned factories and poverty.
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