I checked French topo sheet #29, at 1:100 000 (Serie Verte) and although the
source and St Germain-sur-Seine are marked, there is no indication of Paris
City ownership. A commune boundary seems to follow the river for a short
distance from its source.
Perhaps on a 1:25 ooo map?

B

>From: Peter Smaardijk <peter.smaardijk@...>
>Reply-To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
>To: "BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com" <BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Parisian enclave?
>Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 14:05:09 +0100
>
>The city of Paris (which is a departement in it's own right) owns the
>source of the river Seine. It
>was bought in the 19th century. I wonder whether it's only a question of
>property, or that this tiny
>spot is actually a part of the departement Ville de Paris (used to be
>called 'Seine', which explains
>the departemental number 75, alphabetically wedged in between Savoie
>(Haute) and Seine-Maritime). In
>that case, it is yet another departemental enclave in France (apart from
>the five Arif mentions on
>his web site). If not, it is still a nice oddity. Does it ressort under the
>Parisian public gardens
>service? A long trip for mowing the lawn.
>
>http://www.canalplus.fr/html/ete97/bourgogne/st_germain.htm
>
>Peter S.
>

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