Loing

The Loing is a river in central France. It is a left tributary of the Seine. It flows through three regions of France: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Centre-Val de Loire and Île-de-France

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 sq mi)
Discharge
- average	19 m3/s (670 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Seine→ English Channel

Geography

The Loing is 142.7 kilometres (88.7 miles) long. Its drainage basin covers 4,182 square kilometres (1,615 square miles).^[1]

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 18.50 m³/s (653 cu ft/s) at Épisy, Seine-et-Marne, at about 10 km (6.2 mi) from the mouth of the Loing.^[2]

Average monthly discharge (m³/s) at Épisy (69 years)

Course

The Loing starts in Puisaye, a natural region, in the commune of Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing, in the south of the Yonne department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It starts at an altitude of about 320 metres (1,050 feet).^[3]

The Loing flows, in general, to the northwest. It goes through the following regions, departments and communes:^[1]

• Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
  • 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
• Centre-Val de Loire region
  • 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
• Île-de-France region
  • 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 ~ Orvanne ~ Veneux-les-Sablons ~ Saint-Mammès

At its end, the Loing flows into the Seine river in Saint-Mammès (bordering Veneux-les-Sablons), Seine-et-Marne department, at 16 metres (52 feet) of altitude.^[4]

The Loing river gives its name to the following communes: Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing, Dammarie-sur-Loing, Conflans-sur-Loing, Châlette-sur-Loing, Fontenay-sur-Loing, Souppes-sur-Loing, La Madeleine-sur-Loing, Bagneaux-sur-Loing, Grez-sur-Loing, Montigny-sur-Loing et Moret-sur-Loing.^[1]

Main tributaries

The main tributaries of the Loing are:

Left tributaries: Puiseaux - 37 km Solin - 31.3 km Bezonde - 35 km Fusain - 34.4 km

Right tributaries: Ouanne - 83.8 km Cléry - 43.1 km Lunain - 51.4 km

Paintings

Several painters have painted the Loing river. Some of the paintings are:

• 
  Alfred Sisley : Rives du Loing, effets d'automne (1881)
• 
  Alfred Sisley: Pont de Moret l'été (1888)
• 
  Alfred Sisley: Le long du Loing près de Moret (1892)
• 
  William Lamb Picknell: Rives du Loing (between 1894 and 1897)
• 
  Eugène Cicéri : Au bord du Loing
• 
  Eugène Galien-Laloue: Lavandières au bord du Loing

Gallery

• 
  The source of the Loing in Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing.
• 
  The Loing in Nemours.
• 
  The Loing in Grez-sur-Loing.
• 
  The Loing in Episy.
• 
  The Loing in Saint-Mammès.

Related pages

• List of rivers of France