Moret-sur-Loing | |
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Part of Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne | |
Coordinates: 48°22′28″N 2°48′54″E / 48.3744°N 2.815°E | |
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 (2019)[1] | 4,206 |
• Density | 850/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. |
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.
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.