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.
Île du Berceau, where the Django Reinhardt festival takes place
Demographics
Inhabitants of Samois-sur-Seine are called Samoisiens in French.
The town is mentioned in the 1954 novel Story of O as the location of the fictional mansion managed by Anne-Marie, a lesbiandominatrix. In 1978, the name Samois was adopted by a lesbian-feministBDSM organization based in San Francisco that existed from 1978 to 1983. It was the first lesbian BDSM group in the United States.[6]
Maud Gonne – The cemetery of Samois-sur-Seine is where in 1893 the English-born Irish republican revolutionary, suffragette, and actress Maud Gonne conceived Iseult Gonne in a sex magick ritual to reincarnate the soul of her dead son, in the crypt of the child's mausoleum, next to the coffin.
References
^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^Reich, Ronni (The Star Ledger) (21 October 2012). "Cyrille Aimee wins the first Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Competition". nj.com True Jersey. Retrieved 22 February 2015. ...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...
^Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Samois-sur-Seine, EHESS. (in French)
^ "Population en historique depuis 1968" (in French). INSEE. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
samois, seine, french, pronunciation, samwa, syʁ, sɛn, listen, samois, seine, commune, seine, marne, department, Île, france, region, north, central, france, communethe, river, seine, coat, armslocation, show, franceshow, Île, france, region, coordinates, 4528. Samois sur Seine French pronunciation samwa syʁ sɛn listen lit Samois on Seine is a commune in the Seine et Marne department in the Ile de France region in north central France Samois sur SeineCommuneThe River Seine in Samois sur SeineCoat of armsLocation of Samois sur SeineSamois sur SeineShow map of FranceSamois sur SeineShow map of Ile de France region Coordinates 48 27 10 N 2 45 02 E 48 4528 N 2 7506 E 48 4528 2 7506 Coordinates 48 27 10 N 2 45 02 E 48 4528 N 2 7506 E 48 4528 2 7506CountryFranceRegionIle de FranceDepartmentSeine et MarneArrondissementFontainebleauCantonFontainebleauIntercommunalityCA Pays de FontainebleauGovernment Mayor 2020 2026 Michel Chariau 1 Area16 33 km2 2 44 sq mi Population Jan 2019 2 2 040 Density320 km2 830 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST INSEE Postal code77441 77920Elevation41 115 m 135 377 ft 1 French Land Register data which excludes lakes ponds glaciers gt 1 km2 0 386 sq mi or 247 acres and river estuaries It is located near Fontainebleau Contents 1 Culture 2 Demographics 3 Literary reference and namesake 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCulture EditIt 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 Aimee 3 It has a lively community with a primary school a weekly market a baker a butcher two cafes 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 Ile du Berceau where the Django Reinhardt festival takes placeDemographics EditInhabitants of Samois sur Seine are called Samoisiens in French Historical populationYearPop p a 19681 373 19751 574 1 97 19821 574 0 00 19901 916 2 49 19992 236 1 73 20072 062 1 01 20122 098 0 35 20172 053 0 43 Source Cassini 4 and INSEE 5 Literary reference and namesake EditThe 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 See also EditCommunes of the Seine et Marne department Maud Gonne The cemetery of Samois sur Seine is where in 1893 the English born Irish republican revolutionary suffragette and actress Maud Gonne conceived Iseult Gonne in a sex magick ritual to reincarnate the soul of her dead son in the crypt of the child s mausoleum next to the coffin References Edit Repertoire national des elus les maires in French data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises 13 September 2022 Populations legales 2019 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 29 December 2021 Reich Ronni The Star Ledger 21 October 2012 Cyrille Aimee wins the first Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Competition nj com True Jersey Retrieved 22 February 2015 instantly recognizable sound a soft girlish buzz with a touch of an Edith Piaf like quaver Aimee 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 Des villages de Cassini aux communes d aujourd hui Commune data sheet Samois sur Seine EHESS in French Population en historique depuis 1968 in French INSEE Retrieved 29 September 2022 Jeffreys Sheila 1993 The Lesbian Heresy North Melbourne Vic Australia Spinifex p 130 ISBN 1 875559 17 5 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Samois sur Seine The Django Reinhardt Jazz Festival in French Reverchon Website Official site in French 1999 Land Use from IAURIF Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris Ile de France region Base Merimee Search for heritage in the commune Ministere francais de la Culture in French This article related to a Seine et Marne location is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samois sur Seine amp oldid 1114637345, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
