Loing

River in France

47°33′13″N 3°13′51″E / 47.55361°N 3.23083°E / 47.55361; 3.23083 • elevation320 m (1,050 ft) Mouth

• location

Seine

• coordinates

48°23′13″N 2°48′9″E / 48.38694°N 2.80250°E / 48.38694; 2.80250

• elevation

45 m (148 ft)Length143 km (89 mi)Basin size4,150 km² (1,600 sq mi)Discharge • average19 m³/s (670 cu ft/s) Basin featuresProgressionSeine→ English Channel

The Loing (French pronunciation: [lwɛ̃]) is a 143 km (89 mi) long river in central France, a left tributary of the Seine.^[1]

Its source is in Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing, in the southwestern 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, Montcourt-Fromonville, Grez-sur-Loing, Bourron-Marlotte, Montigny-sur-Loing, La Genevraye, Épisy, Écuelles, Moret-sur-Loing, Saint-Mammès, Veneux-les-Sablons

Tributaries

Left tributaries: Solin, Puiseaux, Beaune^[1]
Right tributaries: Orvanne, Lunain, Ouanne, Aveyron^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Loing (F4--0200)".

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