Moret-sur-Loing

Moret-sur-Loing

Moret-sur-Loing, Alfred Sisley, 1888

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Moret-sur-Loing

Coordinates: 48°22′28″N 2°48′54″E / 48.3744°N 2.815°E / 48.3744; 2.815Coordinates: 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 Moret-sur-Loing
Intercommunality Moret Seine et Loing
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Patrick Septiers
Area1 4.94 km2 (1.91 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 4,305
  Density 870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 77316 / 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Moret-sur-Loing is a former commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

On 1 January 2015, Moret-sur-Loing and Écuelles merged becoming one commune called Orvanne, which merged into the new commune Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne on 1 January 2016.[1]

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

Demographics

Inhabitants of Moret-sur-Loing are called Morétains.

Twin towns

Moret-sur-Loing is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. Arrêté préfectoral 29 October 2015 (French)
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