Samois-sur-Seine

French commune
nomcommune=Samois-sur-Seine


x = 146
y = 85
lat_long=coord|48|27|10|N|2|45|2|E
insee=77441
cp=77920
région=Île-de-France
département=Seine-et-Marne
arrondissement=Fontainebleau
canton=Fontainebleau
maire=Jean-François Robinet
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Pays de Seine
alt mini=41 m
alt maxi=115 m
km²=6.33
sans=2,237
date-sans=1999
dens=45
date-dens=1999

"For the American lesbian organization with the same name, see Samois."

Samois-sur-Seine is a small town in France near the commune of Fontainebleau, located in the Seine-et-Marne "département" in the Île-de-France "région".

Inhabitants of Samois-sur-Seine are called "Samoisiens"

It is famous for being the town to which Django Reinhardt retired, and hosts an annual jazz festival in his honor. It is also the home to Reverchon Industries, a major global bumper car and other amusement ride producer.

Demographics

ee also

*Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department

External links

* [http://django.samois.free.fr/ The Django Reinhardt Jazz Festival]
* [http://www.reverchon.com/an/c_news.htm Reverchon Website]
* [http://www.samois-sur-seine.fr Official site] fr
* [http://www.iaurif.org/en/gis/fichescom/mos99/ficmos/mos77441.html 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région] en
* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=INSEE&VALUE_98=77441 French Ministry of Culture list for Samois-sur-Seine] fr
* [http://www.viamichelin.co.uk/viamichelin/gbr/dyn/controller/mapPerformPage?strAddress=&strCP=77920&strLocation=Samois-sur-Seine&strCountry=1424&image2.x=28&image2.y=7 Map of Samois-sur-Seine on Michelin] en