Moret-sur-Loing

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

Moret-sur-Loing
Moret-sur-Loing, Alfred Sisley, 1888
Coat of arms
Location of Moret-sur-Loing
Moret-sur-Loing
Moret-sur-Loing
Coordinates: 48°22′28″N 2°48′54″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentSeine-et-Marne
ArrondissementFontainebleau
CantonMontereau-Fault-Yonne
CommuneMoret-Loing-et-Orvanne
Area
1
4.94 km2 (1.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
4,326
  Density880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
77250
Elevation45–98 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.

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.[2]

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

Famous people

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