Grez-sur-Loing

French commune
nomcommune=Grez-sur-Loing


x = 145
y = 89
lat_long=coord|48|18|57|N|2|41|23|E
insee=77216
cp=77880
région=Île-de-France
département=Seine-et-Marne
arrondissement=Fontainebleau
canton=Nemours
maire=Jean-Claude Boixière
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm="none as of 2007"
alt mini=52 m
alt maxi=85 m
km²=12.97
sans=1,277
date-sans=1999
dens=98
date-dens=1999

Grez-sur-Loing is a village and commune of the Seine-et-Marne "département", in France.

It is located south of Paris and is notable for the artists and musicians who have lived or stayed there. The Swedish artist Carl Larsson met his wife Karin Bergöö while they were both staying at Grez. The English composer Delius lived here and dictated a number of works to his amenuensis Eric Fenby here.

Others include Swedish artists Karl Nordström and Bruno Liljefors as well as writer August Strindberg, the Danish and Norwegian members of the Skagen Group, and Robert Louis Stevenson.

Demographics

As of the census of 1999, the village has a population of 1,277.

ee also

*Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department

External links

* [http://www.iaurif.org/en/gis/fichescom/mos99/ficmos/mos77216.html 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région] en icon
* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=INSEE&VALUE_98=77216 French Ministry of Culture list for Grez-sur-Loing] fr icon
* [http://www.viamichelin.co.uk/viamichelin/gbr/dyn/controller/mapPerformPage?strAddress=&strCP=77880&strLocation=Grez-sur-Loing&strCountry=1424&image2.x=28&image2.y=7 Map of Grez-sur-Loing on Michelin] en icon