Samois-sur-Seine (French pronunciation: [samwa syʁ sɛn] (listen), lit. 'Samois on Seine') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
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![]() The River Seine in Samois-sur-Seine | |
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Coordinates: 48°27′10″N 2°45′02″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Seine-et-Marne |
Arrondissement | Fontainebleau |
Canton | Fontainebleau |
Intercommunality | CA Pays de Fontainebleau |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Chariau[1] |
Area 1 | 6.33 km2 (2.44 sq mi) |
Population | 2,040 |
• Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 77441 /77920 |
Elevation | 41–115 m (135–377 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
It is located near Fontainebleau.
It is famous for being the town to which Django Reinhardt retired, and hosts an annual jazz festival in his honor. It was also the home to Reverchon Industries, a major global bumper car and other amusement ride producer. It is the birthplace of French jazz singer Cyrille Aimée.[3] It has a lively community, with a primary school, a weekly market, a baker, a butcher, two cafés/bars, several restaurants and hotels. A bus also provides a link to the nearby town of Fontainebleau/Avon, the route of the world's first commercial trolleybus 1901–1913.
Inhabitants of Samois-sur-Seine are called Samoisiens in French.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,373 | — |
1975 | 1,574 | +1.97% |
1982 | 1,574 | +0.00% |
1990 | 1,916 | +2.49% |
1999 | 2,236 | +1.73% |
2007 | 2,062 | −1.01% |
2012 | 2,098 | +0.35% |
2017 | 2,053 | −0.43% |
Source: Cassini[4] and INSEE[5] |
The town is mentioned in the 1954 novel Story of O as the location of the fictional mansion managed by Anne-Marie, a lesbian dominatrix. In 1978, the name Samois was adopted by a lesbian-feminist BDSM organization based in San Francisco that existed from 1978 to 1983. It was the first lesbian BDSM group in the United States.[6]
...instantly recognizable sound: a soft, girlish buzz with a touch of an Edith Piaf-like quaver....Aimée honed her skills growing up in the village of Samois-sur-Seine, ... In 2007, she was named winner of the first and public prizes at the Montreux Jazz Festival Competition. ... rhythmically driven style...
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