Seine-et-Marne

Seine-et-Marne
Department
Prefecture building of the Seine-et-Marne department, in Melun
Coat of arms
Location of Seine-et-Marne in France
Coordinates: 48°36′N 03°00′E / 48.600°N 3.000°E / 48.600; 3.000Coordinates: 48°36′N 03°00′E / 48.600°N 3.000°E / 48.600; 3.000
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Prefecture	Melun
Subprefectures	Fontainebleau Meaux Provins Torcy
Government
• President of the General Council	Vincent Eblé
Area
• Total	5,915 km2 (2,284 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	1,365,200
• Rank	10th
• Density	230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Department number	77
Arrondissements	5
Cantons	23
Communes	511
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2

Seine-et-Marne (pronounced: [sɛn e maʁn]) is a French department, named after the Seine and Marne rivers, and located in the Île-de-France region.

Seine-et-Marne is one of the original 83 departments, created on 4 March 1790, during the French Revolution in application of the law of 22 December 1789. It had previously belonged to the former province of Île-de-France.

With 60% of the region used as farmland, Seine-et-Marne is where most agricultural activity occurs within the Île-de-France. Cereals and sugar beet are the principal 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 theme parks such as Disneyland Park and Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris.

Seine-et-Marne has a temperate Atlantic climate. The average rainfall is based upon that of Fontainebleau, giving an average rainfall of 650 mm (25.6 in), which is higher than the average of Île-de-France (600 mm (23.6 in)). Average temperature in Melun during the 1953–2002 period was 3.2 °C (37.8 °F) for January and 18.6 °C (65.5 °F) for July.

The storm of 26 December 1999 led to five deaths in Seine-et-Marne and caused several trees to fall.

Seine-et-Marne forms a part of the Île-de-France region; the department covers 49% of the region's land area. It 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.