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Seine-et-Marne
Department of France in Île-de-France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Seine-et-Marne (French pronunciation: [sɛn e maʁn] ⓘ) is a department in the Île-de-France region in Northern France. Named after the rivers Seine and Marne, it is the region's largest department with an area of 5,915 square kilometres (2,284 square miles); it roughly covers its eastern half. In 2019, it had a population of 1,421,197.[3] Its prefecture is Melun, although both Meaux and Chelles have larger populations.
Department of France in Île-de-France
Department of France in Île-de-France
Seine-et-Marne | |
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 Location of Seine-et-Marne in France | |
| Coordinates: 48°36′N 03°00′E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Prefecture | Melun |
| Subprefectures | Fontainebleau Meaux Provins Torcy |
| Government | |
| • President of the Departmental Council | Jean-François Parigi[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,915 km2 (2,284 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,428,636 |
| • Rank | 10th |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Department number | 77 |
| Arrondissements | 5 |
| Cantons | 23 |
| Communes | 507 |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | |