Loing
{{Short description|River in France}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Loing
| image = Alfred Sisley 012.jpg
| image_caption = Loing River; painted by Alfred Sisley
| map = Loing.png
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 7
| source1_location = Burgundy
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|47|33|13|N|3|13|51|E}}
| mouth_location = Seine
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|48|23|13|N|2|48|9|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| progression = {{RSeine}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = France
| length = {{convert|143|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|320|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|45|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg = {{convert|19|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
| basin_size = {{convert|4150|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}
| extra =
}}
The Loing ({{IPA|fr|lwɛ̃|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-Loing.wav}}) is a {{convert|143|km|mi|abbr=on}} long river in central France, a left tributary of the Seine.{{sandre|id=F4--0200|nom=Le Loing}}
Its source is in Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing, in the southwest 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.
Departments and communes along river course
- Yonne: Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing, Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye, Moutiers-en-Puisaye, Saint-Fargeau, Saint-Martin-des-Champs, Saint-Privé, Bléneau, Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses
- Loiret: Dammarie-sur-Loing, Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Châtillon-Coligny, Montbouy, Montcresson, Conflans-sur-Loing, Amilly, Montargis, Châlette-sur-Loing, Cepoy, Girolles, Fontenay-sur-Loing, Nargis, Dordives
- Seine-et-Marne: Château-Landon, Souppes-sur-Loing, La Madeleine-sur-Loing, Poligny, Bagneaux-sur-Loing, Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours, Nemours, Moncourt-Fromonville, Grez-sur-Loing, Bourron-Marlotte, Montigny-sur-Loing, La Genevraye, Épisy, Écuelles, Moret-sur-Loing, Saint-Mammès, Veneux-les-Sablons
Tributaries
References
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Category:Rivers of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Category:Rivers of Centre-Val de Loire
Category:Rivers of Île-de-France
Category:Rivers of Seine-et-Marne
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