Samoreau is a common French, located in the department of Seine-et-Marne and the area Île-de-France.

Its inhabitants is called Samoréens.

Geography

The commune is served by a station Transilien located on the commune of the Vulaines-on-Seine.

Localities and variations

Communes bordering

The communes bordering are:

• Avon
• the Champagne-on-Seine
• Thomery
• the Vulaines-on-Seine

History

Administration

Demography

Religious heritage

Economy

Tourist monuments and places

• Church Saint-Pierre (XIIe century). The Nef was most probably built by the monks originating in the abbey of Saint-Germain-of-Meadows. In the Transept a small painted panel representing is the Holy Family, classified Historic building. The bell of the church (smallest of both which existed before the destruction of the bell-tower by the lightning in 1870) carries the inscription " The year 1500 was faicte with Samoisseau in Brie and was named Marie". It is one of oldest department. The church is registered with the additional Inventory of the Historic buildings since August 1949.
• Grange with Said (XIIIe century). It is, with the pigeon one, the only building which remains of the unit formed by the large farm (firm of Bas-Samoreau) which comprised stables, a cattle shed, a pigsty, a dairy.
• Presses of Roy . Built by François Ier, this residence was in turn royal gentilhommière, wine exploitation, brickyard, middle-class residence, hospital and now Maison of children. Henri IV remains there regularly and installs there Gabrielle d' Estrée.
• Castle of Montmélian
• the bridge of valvins . With VALVINS, a vat makes the service of the passage of the Seine.

According to H. STEIN, this vat still belonged to the 18th century with the abbey of St Germain-of-Near. To the Revolution, the government allots the property of the vats and boats established to fixed telephone. The right-of-way is sold with the biddings. At the beginning of the 19th century this vat is established just opposite the current street of the vat. However the construction of a bridge with VALVINS is decided. Work starts in 1811 and the bridge is delivered to circulation in 1825. It was necessary to pay to cross it: a penny by anybody, ass, cow or pig, 2 pennies per horse or mule noncharged and 3 pennies being charged, and this until 1849. The last frontier runner will live until its complete ruin in 1833, only of the current works of the port of VALVINS. It is about the years 1908-1909, at the time of the repair of the bridge of VALVINS, that the tram line, connecting Fontainebleau to VALVINS, is prolonged to the station of VULAINES-SAMOREAU. The bridge is rebuilt out of wood in 1940. August 17th, 1944, the Germans who fear that this one is cut by the combined bombardments, envisaged the construction of a bridge of boats, located vis-a-vis the restaurant “the Rose trees”. August 18th, in front of the projection of the Americans, they make it jump. The men of Patton build a bridge made up of rubber boats which joined other bank at the level of the beach of SAMOREAU. They meet a sharp resistance and counteract vigorously with shootings of 75,105 and 250. They succeed in drawing up a fulcrum and the 3rd Army crosses the river with SAMOREAU.

Events

• September 11th, 1898: funeral of Stephan Mallarmé.

Twinnings

Samoreau is twinned with the Bavarian commune of Bernried.

References

External bonds

• Official site of the commune

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