Moret-sur-Loing
Moret-sur-Loing | |
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Part of Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne | |
 Moret-sur-Loing, Alfred Sisley, 1888 | |
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Location of Moret-sur-Loing | |
  Moret-sur-Loing  Moret-sur-Loing | |
| 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 (2022)[1] | 4,169 |
| • Density | 844/km2 (2,190/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 the 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 merged, becoming the commune of Orvanne, which in turn merged into the new commune of 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:
Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Külsheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
See also
- Château de Moret
- Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department
Famous people
- Alfred Sisley (1839–1899), painter, lived and died in Moret
- Sarah Tyson Hallowell (1846–1924), American art curator, lived and died in Moret
- Harriet Hallowell (1873–1943), American artist, lived and died in Moret
- Eliza Pratt Greatorex (1819–1897), Irish-American artist, lived and died in Moret (Les Remparts, Rue des Fossés)
- Karl Cartier (1855–1925), painter.
- Marina Tsvetaïeva (1892–1941), Russian poet
- Prudent Pohl, dit Zanaroff (1885–1966), painter
- George Grey Barnard (1863–1938), American sculptor and collector of medieval art had his workshop in Moret from 1903 to 1911
References
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 29 October 2015 (in French)
External links
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)