Moret-sur-Loing

Moret -sur -Loing is a commune with 4318 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Seine- et- Marne and the Ile- de -France region.

Geography

The municipality is situated on the banks of the Loing and the Canal du Loing near the mouth of the river into the Seine. The Orvanne flows in Moret -sur -Loing in the Loing.

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Moret -sur -Loing

  • The remains of fortifications from the 14th century are classified as a monument historique.
  • Notre-Dame from the 12./15. Century, the Impressionist Alfred Sisley painted in 1893, Notre Dame multiple times
  • Former monastery church of Pont- Loup from the 12th century
  • Galerie de l' Hôtel Chabouillé from the 16th century, in the courtyard of the town hall

Twinning

  • Kilkenny in Ireland
  • Kuelsheim in Baden- Württemberg, Germany

Personalities

  • Eugène Lavieille (1820-1889), French landscape painter of the Barbizon school, painted in Moret -sur -Loing and the environment.
  • Henri Lioret, watchmaker and inventor of an early sound recording system, was born in Moret -sur- Loing.
  • Alfred Sisley (1839-1899), impressionist painter died in Moret -sur- Loing.
Arrondissement Arrondissement of Fontainebleau Cantons of France Canton of Moret-sur-Loing Postal codes in France Impressionism
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