Loing

Loing
Loing River; painted by Alfred Sisley
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Burgundy
• coordinates	47°33′13″N 3°13′51″E
• elevation	320 m (1,050 ft)
Mouth
• location	Seine
• coordinates	48°23′13″N 2°48′9″E
• elevation	45 m (148 ft)
Length	143 km (89 mi)
Basin size	4,150 km2 (1,600 mi2)
Discharge
• average	19 m3/s (670 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Seine→ English Channel

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

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

• Left tributaries: Solin, Puiseaux, Beaune
• Right tributaries: Orvanne, Lunain, Ouanne, Aveyron