Samois-sur-Seine

Administration
Samois-sur-Seine

Samois-sur-Seine
Location within Île-de-France region Samois-sur-Seine
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Fontainebleau
Canton	Fontainebleau
Intercommunality	Pays de Seine
Mayor	Jean-François Robinet (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	41–115 m (135–377 ft)
Land area¹	6.33 km² (2.44 sq mi)
Population²	2,077 (2006)
- Density	328 /km² (850 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	77441/ 77920
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 48°27′10″N 2°45′02″E / 48.4528°N 2.7506°E / 48.4528; 2.7506

Samois-sur-Seine is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

It is located near Fontainebleau.

1 Culture
2 Demographics
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

Culture [edit]

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.

Île du Berceau, where the Django Reinhardt festival takes place

It has a lively community, with a Primary school, a weekly market, a baker, a butcher, two café/bars, several restaurants and hotels. A bus also provides a link to the nearby town of Fontainebleau/Avon.

Demographics [edit]

Inhabitants of Samois-sur-Seine are called Samoisiens

Historical population of Samois-sur-Seine
(Source : Cassini^[1] and INSEE 1 January 2009^[2])
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2007
Population	1380	1373	1574	1574	1916	2236	2021	2062
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.