Sept-Sorts () is a
commune in the
Seine-et-Marne
Seine-et-Marne () is a department in the ﾃ四e-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 ...
department in the
ﾃ四e-de-France
The ﾃ四e-de-France (; ; ) is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 residents on 1 January 2023. Centered on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the cou ...
region
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in north-central
France
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, east of
Paris
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. It was the site of the
Sept-Sorts ramming attack.
Name
The name ''Sept-Sorts'' comes from Latin septum, seven and ancient French sourt, spring. Sept Sorts means seven springs.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Sept-Sorts are called ''Septsortais''.
See also
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References
External links
1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-ﾃ四e-de-France rﾃｩgion)
Communes of Seine-et-Marne
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