The Loing (French pronunciation: [lwɛ̃] ⓘ ) is a 143 km (89 mi) long river in central France, a left tributary of the Seine. [1]
Its source is in Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing, in the southwestern of the department of Yonne, and it flows into the Seine in Saint-Mammès, near Moret-sur-Loing. Its main tributaries are the Ouanne, the Aveyron, the Puiseaux, the Solin, the Lunain and the Orvanne. The part of the Briare Canal between Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses and Montargis runs parallel to the Loing.
Moret-sur-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.
The Briare Canal is one of the oldest canals in France. Its construction started in 1604. It was the first summit level canal in Europe that was built using pound locks, connecting the Rhone-Saône and Seine valleys. It is 57 kilometres long and is part of the Bourbonnais route from Saint-Mammès on the Seine to Chalon-sur-Saône on the Saône.
The arrondissement of Fontainebleau is an arrondissement of France in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region. It has 85 communes. Its population is 156,450 (2021), and its area is 1,228.5 km2 (474.3 sq mi).
The canton of Lorris is a canton of the Loiret département, in the Centre-Val de Loire région of France. 37 of its 38 communes are part of the arrondissement of Montargis.
The arrondissement of Montargis is an arrondissement of France in the Loiret department in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It has 125 communes. Its population is 168,666 (2021), and its area is 2,657.2 km2 (1,026.0 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Auxerre is an arrondissement of France in the Yonne department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has 170 communes. Its population is 161,976 (2021), and its area is 3,431.8 km2 (1,325.0 sq mi).
Transilien Line R is a railway line of the Paris Transilien suburban rail network. The trains on this line travel between Paris-Gare-de-Lyon in central Paris, as well as from Melun station in the suburbs, and the south-east of Île-de-France region. Transilien services from Paris-Gare-de-Lyon are part of the SNCF Gare de Lyon rail network. The line has 60,000 passengers per weekday.
The canton of Nemours is a French administrative division, located in the arrondissement of Fontainebleau, in the Seine-et-Marne département.
The canton of Montereau-Fault-Yonne is a French administrative division, located in the arrondissement of Provins, in the Seine-et-Marne département. Its population was 69,165 in 2019.
Veneux-les-Sablons is a former commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Ile-de-France region in north-central France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne.
The Communauté de communes Moret Seine et Loing is a federation of municipalities in the Seine-et-Marne département and in the Île-de-France région of France. Its area is 228.2 km2, and its population was 38,818 in 2018.
Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. The name of the commune comes from its impressive seven locks on Briare Canal.
The Lunain is a 51.4 km (31.9 mi) long river in the Yonne and Seine-et-Marne departments in north-central France. It is a right tributary of the Loing. Its source is in Yonne, less than 3 km (1.9 mi) south-west of Égriselles-le-Bocage. It joins the Loing at Épisy in Seine-et-Marne.
The Orvanne is a 38.8 km (24.1 mi) long river in northern France located in the departments of Yonne (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) and Seine-et-Marne (Île-de-France). It is a tributary of the river Loing on the right side, and so is a sub-tributary of the Seine. Its source is in the commune of Saint-Valérien, and it flows into the Loing in Moret-sur-Loing. The largest towns on the Orvanne are Voulx and Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne.
The canton of Vincelles is an administrative division of the Yonne department, central France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Vincelles.
The canton of Cœur de Puisaye is an administrative division of the Yonne department, central France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Toucy. It includes part of the historical region of Puisaye.
Treigny-Perreuse-Sainte-Colombe is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Treigny and Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing.
The Forterre is a small natural region on the western edge of the French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.