SEITA (Société d'exploitation industrielle des tabacs et des allumettes), was the former French state-owned tobacco monopoly. Cigarette brands included Gauloises and Gitanes, both created in 1910. It merged in 1999 with its Spanish equivalent, Tabacalera, to form Altadis. See also Musée-Galerie de la Seita, a museum of tobacco-related objects Tobacco companies of France Defunct manufacturing companies of France Privatized companies of France 1999 mergers and acquisitions French companies disestablished in 1999