Samois-sur-Seine

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Samois-sur-Seine

Total population

2,010

Elevation41 m

Land area6.33 km²

Coordinates48.45°, 2.75°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Louis Auguste Marchand Plauzonne

French general (1774–1812)

Philip IV of France

King of France from 1285 to 1314 (1268–1314)

Francis II of France

King of France from 1559 to 1560 (1544-1560)

Philip VI of France

King of France from 1328 to 1350

Elisabeth of Valois

Queen consort of Spain (1545-1568)

Claude of Valois

French princess

Elisabeth of France

Queen consort of Spain (1602-1644)

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Adrienne Clostre

composer (1921–2006)

Antonietta Gonsalvus

French woman with human excessive hair growth (1588-?)

Antoine de Bourbon

(1607-1632)

François Jacolin

French Roman-Catholic bishop

Anne-Marie Barat

French organist (1948–1990)

Antoine Richard

French athlete

Gaston, Duke of Orléans

French prince

K

Kane Kramer

British businessman

Louis XIII of France

King of France and Navarre from 1610 to 1643 (1601–1643)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Northern Dune Tiger Beetle

Cicindela hybrida

Seen 2026-06-14

Common Wall Lizard

Podarcis muralis

Seen 2026-06-14

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-06-13

Oak Eggar

Lasiocampa quercus

Seen 2026-06-13

ground-ivy

Glechoma hederacea

Seen 2026-06-13

viper's-bugloss

Echium vulgare

Seen 2026-06-13

field horsetail

Equisetum arvense

Seen 2026-06-13

common silverweed

Argentina anserina

Seen 2026-06-13

great stinging nettle

Urtica dioica

Seen 2026-06-12

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Samois-sur-Seine, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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