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.
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Location of Moret-sur-Loing 
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| Coordinates: 48°22′28″N 2°48′54″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 (2017)[1] | 4,326 |
| • Density | 880/km2 (2,300/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. | |
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:
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Famous people
- Alfred Sisley, painter, lived and died in Moret
- Sarah Tyson Hallowell, art curator, lived and died in Moret
- Harriet Hallowell, artist, lived and died in Moret
- Eliza Pratt Greatorex (1819-1897), american artist lived and died in Moret ("Les remparts", Rue des Fossés)
- Karl Cartier, (1855-1925), french painter.
- Marina Tsvetaïeva, russian poet
- Prudent Pohl said Zanaroff, (1885-1966) painter
- George Grey Barnard, (1863-1938), sculpteur and collector of medieval art had his atelier in Moret
References
- Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
- Arrêté préfectoral 29 October 2015 (in French)
External links
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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)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Moret-sur-Loing (in French)
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