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 Fontai…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. 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.
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