Moret-sur-Loing

Moret-sur-Loing (French pronunciation: [mɔʁɛ syʁ lwɛ̃], literally Moret on Loing) is a former commune in the Seine-et-Marne department located at the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is situated along the confluence of rivers Loing and Seine. Moret–Veneux-les-Sablons station has rail connections to Montargis, Melun, Montereau-Fault-Yonne, Laroche-Migennes and Paris.

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Moret-sur-Loing
Part of Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne
Moret-sur-Loing, Alfred Sisley, 1888
Coat of arms
Location of Moret-sur-Loing
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Coordinates: 48°22′28″N 2°48′54″E / 48.3744°N 2.815°E / 48.3744; 2.815
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Fontainebleau
Canton	Montereau-Fault-Yonne
Commune	Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne
Area 1	4.94 km2 (1.91 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	4,169
• Density	840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	77250
Elevation	45–98 m (148–322 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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On 1 January 2015, Moret-sur-Loing and Écuelles have merged becoming one commune called Orvanne. It merged once again into the new commune called Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne on 1 January 2016.^[2]

The town was a source of inspiration for Monet, Renoir and Sisley.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Moret-sur-Loing.

• Official site (in French)
• 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (in English)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

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