Moret-sur-Loing

Moret-sur-Loing
Moret-sur-Loing, Alfred Sisley, 1888
Moret-sur-Loing
Location within Île-de-France region  Moret-sur-Loing
Administration
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Fontainebleau
Canton	Moret-sur-Loing
Intercommunality	Moret Seine et Loing
Mayor	Patrick Septiers (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	45–98 m (148–322 ft)
Land area1	4.94 km2 (1.91 sq mi)
Population2	4,587  (2006)
- Density	929 /km2 (2,410 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	77316/ 77250
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.

Coordinates: 48°22′28″N 2°48′54″E / 48.3744444444°N 2.815°E / 48.3744444444; 2.815

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

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, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
• Külsheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

See also

• Château de Moret
• Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official site (French)
• 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région (English)
• French Ministry of Culture list for Moret-sur-Loing (French)
• Map of Moret-sur-Loing on Michelin (English)