Seine-Et-Oise
a department of the N. of France, having N. the department of Oise, E. Seine-et-Marne, S. Loiret, and W. Eure and Eure-et-Loire; area, 2,184 square miles. The surface is undulating, and the soil generally fertile. Rivers, Seine, Marne, and Oise. Products, wheat, oats, fruit, vegetables, and cattle. Manufactures, woolens and printed fabrics, Sèvres porcelain, leather, chemicals, and Chemicals, hardware. Chief towns, Versailles, the capital, Mantes, Pontoise, Rambouillet, Etampes, and Corbeil. Pop. about 818,000. a SEINE-INFÉRIEURE, maritime department of the N. of France, formerly comprising most of the province of Normandy, having N. and W. the British Channel, E. the departments of Somme and Oise, S. Eure and Calvados; area, 2,448 square miles. The surface is hilly and well wooded. The soil is generally fertile. Rivers, the Seine and its affluents. Products, wheats, oats, barley, rye, flax, hemp, hops, and fruits. Manufactures, woolens and cottons, shipbuilding. Chief towns, Rouen, the capital, Dieppe, Havre, Yvetot. Pop. about 877,000.