Samois-sur-Seine
Samois-sur-Seine (Samois on 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.
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Key facts
• Name — Samois-sur-Seine • Commune Status — Commune • Insee — 77441 • Postal Code — 77920 • Arrondissement — Fontainebleau • Canton — Fontainebleau • Mayor — Michel Chariau • Term — 2020–2026 • Intercommunality — CA Pays de Fontainebleau • Elevation Min M — 41 • Elevation Max M — 115 • Area Km2 — 6.33
Culture
Culture
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. 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. • Illustration — Île du Berceau, where the Django Reinhardt festival takes place
Demographics
Demographics
Inhabitants of Samois-sur-Seine are called Samoisiens in French.
Literary reference and namesake
Literary reference and namesake
The town is mentioned in the 1954 novel Story of O by Anne Desclos 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.
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- 1.data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. Répertoire national des élus: les maires. 13 September 2022.
- 2.Reich, Ronni (The Star Ledger). Cyrille Aimee wins the first Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Competition. nj.com True Jersey. October 21, 2012.
- 3.Cassini-Ehess 35231 Samois-sur-Seine
- 4.Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- 5.Jeffreys, Sheila. The Lesbian Heresy. Spinifex. 130. 1993. 1-875559-17-5.
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