Dammartin-en-Goële

Dammartin-en-Goële (French pronunciation: [damaʁtɛ̃ ɑ̃ ɡɔɛl] ⓘ[3] or [damaʁtɛ̃ ɑ̃ ɡwal][4]) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

It is well situated on a hill forming part of the plateau of the Goële, and is known as Dammartin-en-Goële to distinguish it from Dammartin-sur-Tigeaux, a small commune in the same department.

Dammartin is historically important as the seat of a county of which the holders played a considerable part in French history.

[5] On 9 January 2015, French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve confirmed that a major operation was under way in Dammartin-en-Goële where police helicopters were deployed.

This related to police attempts to capture Saïd and Chérif Kouachi, the main suspects in the Charlie Hebdo shooting.