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Seine-et-Marne

Coat of arms of the Seine-et-Marne department
Location

Administration
Department number:	77
Region:	Île-de-France
Prefecture:	Melun
Subprefectures:	Fontainebleau Meaux Provins Torcy
Arrondissements:	5
Cantons:	43
Communes:	514
President of the General Council:	Vincent Eblé
Statistics
Population	Ranked 12th
-Jan. The term administration, as used in the context of Government, differs according to Jurisdiction. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Île-de-France ( pronounced /il d̪ə fʁɑ̃s/ literally "Island of France" is one of the twenty-six administrative regions of France. A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' Melun is a commune in the southeastern Suburbs of Paris, France. Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. Fontainebleau is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. Meaux is a commune of Seine-et-Marne, in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. Provins is a commune of France. Population (1999 11667 while 12814 people live in Provins and the surrounding built-up area Torcy is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 21 The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The 5 arrondissements of the Seine-et-Marne department are Arrondissement of Meaux, ( subprefecture: Meaux) The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The following is a list of the 43 cantons of the Seine-et-Marne department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: Arrondissement The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Seine-et-Marne département, in France. In France, the President of the General Council (French Président du conseil général) is the locally-elected head of the General Council, the assembly As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. 1, 2006 estimate -March 8, 1999 census	1,267,496 1,193,767
Population density:	214/km²
Land area¹:	5,915 km²

¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open

Seine-et-Marne is a French department, named after the Seine and Marne rivers, and located in the Île-de-France region. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division The Seine (sɛn in French) is a slow flowing major River and commercial waterway within the regions of Île-de-France and Haute-Normandie The Marne is a River in France, a right Tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris. Île-de-France ( pronounced /il d̪ə fʁɑ̃s/ literally "Island of France" is one of the twenty-six administrative regions of France. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica,

1 History
2 Geography
3 Climate
4 Economy
5 Demographics
- 5.1 Immigration
6 Tourism
7 See also
8 External links

History

Seine-et-Marne is one of the original 83 departments, created on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution in application of the law of December 22, 1789. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common It had previously belonged to the former province of Île-de-France. The Kingdom of France was organised into Provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the département Île-de-France is one of the ancient Provinces of France, and the one that has been the centre of power during most of French history.

Geography

Seine-et-Marne forms a part of the Île-de-France region; the department forms the eastern half of the region and because of this accounts for 49% of Île-de-France. Île-de-France ( pronounced /il d̪ə fʁɑ̃s/ literally "Island of France" is one of the twenty-six administrative regions of France. The department is bordered by Val-d'Oise, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, Essonne to the West; Loiret and Yonne to the South; Aube and Marne to the East; and Aisne and Oise to the North. Val-d'Oise is a French department named after the Oise River, located in the Île-de-France region. Seine-Saint-Denis is a French department located in the Île-de-France region. Val-de-Marne is a French department, named after the Marne River, located in the Île-de-France region, at the west of Paris Essonne is a French department in the region of Île-de-France. Loiret is a department in north-central France named after the Loiret River. Yonne is a French department named after the Yonne River. It is one of the four constituent departments of Bourgogne (Burgundy in eastern France Aube is a department in the northeastern part of France named after the Aube River. Marne is a department in north-eastern France named after the Marne River which flows through the department Aisne (ɛn is a department in the northern part of France named after the Aisne River. Oise is a department in the north of France named after the Oise River.

The department has many natural reserves, notably Brie and Gâtinais. Gâtinais (or Gâtine) was a former province of France, containing the area around the valley of the Loing, corresponding roughly to the northeastern

Principal Towns include: Chelles, Torcy, Pontault-Combault, Lagny-sur-Marne, Coulommiers, Champs-sur-Marne, Nemours, Meaux, Melun, Montereau-Fault-Yonne, Brie-Comte-Robert, Provins, Fontainebleau as well as the new towns of Marne-la-Vallée and Sénart. Chelles is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. Torcy is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 21 Pontault-Combault is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. Lagny-sur-Marne ( English: Lagny on the Marne) is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. Coulommiers is a commune of the Seine-et-Marne département, in France. Champs-sur-Marne is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. Nemours is a town and commune of the Seine-et-Marne département, in France. Meaux is a commune of Seine-et-Marne, in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. Melun is a commune in the southeastern Suburbs of Paris, France. For other uses of Montereau see Montereau (disambiguation. Montereau-Fault-Yonne is a commune in France, chief town of a Brie-Comte-Robert is a commune of the Seine-et-Marne département in France. Provins is a commune of France. Population (1999 11667 while 12814 people live in Provins and the surrounding built-up area Fontainebleau is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. A new town, planned community or planned city is a City, Town, or Community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically Marne-la-Vallée is a New town located near Paris, France. Disneyland Resort Paris and Val d'Europe are located in Marne-la-Vallée Sénart (formerly Melun-Sénart) is a New town in southern Île-de-France, covering parts of the departments of Seine-et-Marne and

The highest point of the departement is Saint-George’s Hill (215 m).

Climate

Seine-et-Marne is known for its temperate Atlantic climate. The average rainfall is based upon that of Fontainebleau, giving an average rainfall of 650 mm, which is higher than the average of Île-de-France (600 mm). Fontainebleau is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. Île-de-France ( pronounced /il d̪ə fʁɑ̃s/ literally "Island of France" is one of the twenty-six administrative regions of France. Average temperature in Melun during the period 1953-2002 for January is 3. Melun is a commune in the southeastern Suburbs of Paris, France. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 2°C and 18. 6°C for July.

The storm of 26 December 1999 led to five deaths in Seine-et-Marne and caused several trees to fall. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)

Economy

With 60% of the region used as farmland, Seine-et-Marne is the main part of Île-de-France in which agriculture occurs. Île-de-France ( pronounced /il d̪ə fʁɑ̃s/ literally "Island of France" is one of the twenty-six administrative regions of France. Cereals and sugar beet are the principle exports from Seine-et-Marne. The other key industrial structures are the refinery at Grandpuits and the SNECMA research plant. The two new towns are the centre of tourism for the department, mainly due to the theme parks such as Disneyland Resort Paris. Disneyland Resort Paris' is a Holiday and Recreation Resort in Marne-la-Vallée, a New town in the eastern suburbs of Paris

Demographics

People from Seine-et-Marne are know as the Seine-et-Marnais.

Originally Seine-et-Marne was very rural and lightly populated. Over the past 50 years, however, its population has tripled, due to the development of the Paris conurbation and the building of new towns. The population was estimated to be 1,267,496 inhabitants in 2006. The region has changed from consisting only of small villages to forming a large part of the Paris conurbation. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city A conurbation is an Urban area or Agglomeration comprising a number of Cities, large Towns and larger urban areas that through Population

Seine-et-Marne as a whole shares a Sister Cities relationship with Orlando, Florida, United States, as both host Disney theme parks. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Immigration

Place of birth of residents of Seine-et-Marne in 1999
Born in Metropolitan France	Born outside Metropolitan France
86. Metropolitan France (France métropolitaine or la Métropole, or colloquially l'Hexagone) is the part of France located in Europe, including 6%	13. 4%
	Born in Overseas France	Born in foreign countries with French citizenship at birth¹	EU-15 immigrants²	Non-EU-15 immigrants
	1. The French Overseas Departments and Territories ( French: départements d'outre-mer and territoires d'outre-mer or DOM-TOM) consist broadly of 4%	2. 3%	3. 8%	5. 9%

¹This group is made up largely of pieds-noirs from Northwest Africa, followed by former colonial citizens who had French citizenship at birth (such as was often the case for the native elite in French colonies), and to a lesser extent foreign-born children of French expatriates. Pied-Noir ("Black-Foot" plural Pieds-Noirs, pronounced /pje Northwest Africa or Northwestern Africa is a variably defined Region of North Africa. Note that a foreign country is understood as a country not part of France as of 1999, so a person born for example in 1950 in Algeria, when Algeria was an integral part of France, is nonetheless listed as a person born in a foreign country in French statistics.
² An immigrant is a person born in a foreign country not having French citizenship at birth. Note that an immigrant may have acquired French citizenship since moving to France, but is still considered an immigrant in French statistics. On the other hand, persons born in France with foreign citizenship (the children of immigrants) are not listed as immigrants.

Tourism

External links

(French) Prefecture website
(French) General Council website

The Palace of Fontainebleau, located 345 miles from the centre of Paris, is one of the largest French royal Châteaux The palace as it is today is the work of many The College of Juilly ( French: Collège de Juilly &mdash in modern French collège means High school and not College) is a Catholic The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is a classical French Chateau located in Maincy, near Melun, 55 km southeast of Paris in the Seine-et-Marne Disneyland Resort Paris' is a Holiday and Recreation Resort in Marne-la-Vallée, a New town in the eastern suburbs of Paris The forest of Fontainebleau is an important forestland of France, lying 60 km southeast of Paris. The following is a list of the 43 cantons of the Seine-et-Marne department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: Arrondissement The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Seine-et-Marne département, in France. The 5 arrondissements of the Seine-et-Marne department are Arrondissement of Meaux, ( subprefecture: Meaux)

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