Loing
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Loing | |
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Loing River; painted by Alfred Sisley | |
Origin | Bourgogne |
Mouth | Seine |
Basin countries | France |
Length | 166 km |
Avg. discharge | 19 m³/s |
Basin area | 4,150 km² |
The Loing is a 166 km long river in central France, a left tributary of the Seine. Its source is in Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing, in the south of the Yonne département. Its course crosses the following départements and towns:
- Yonne: Saint-Fargeau, Bléneau
- Loiret: Châtillon-Coligny, Montargis
- Seine-et-Marne: Nemours, Moret-sur-Loing
The Loing flows into the Seine near Moret-sur-Loing. The part of the Briare Canal between Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses and Montargis runs parallel to the Loing.