Moret-sur-Loing (, literally Moret on Loing) is a former commune in the Seine-et-Marne department located at the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is situated along the confluence of the rivers Loing and Seine. Moret–Veneux-les-Sablons station has rail connections to Montargis, Melun, Montereau-Fault-Yonne, Laroche-Migennes and Paris.

On 1 January 2015, Moret-sur-Loing and Écuelles merged, becoming the commune of Orvanne, which in turn merged into the new commune of Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne on 1 January 2016.

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:

  • Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
  • Külsheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

See also

  • Château de Moret
  • Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department

Famous people

  • Alfred Sisley (1839–1899), painter, lived and died in Moret
  • Sarah Tyson Hallowell (1846–1924), American art curator, lived and died in Moret
  • Harriet Hallowell (1873–1943), American artist, lived and died in Moret
  • Eliza Pratt Greatorex (1819–1897), Irish-American artist, lived and died in Moret (Les Remparts, Rue des Fossés)
  • Karl Cartier (1855–1925), painter.
  • Marina Tsvetaïeva (1892–1941), Russian poet
  • Prudent Pohl, dit Zanaroff (1885–1966), painter
  • George Grey Barnard (1863–1938), American sculptor and collector of medieval art had his workshop in Moret from 1903 to 1911

References

  • Official site
  • 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région)