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The Loing () is a long river in central France, a left tributary of the
Seine ) , mouth_location = Le Havre/ Honfleur , mouth_coordinates = , mouth_elevation = , progression = , river_system = Seine basin , basin_size = , tributaries_left = Yonne, Loing, Eure, Risle , tributa ...
. Its source is in
Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing (, literally ''Sainte-Colombe on Loing'') is a former commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Treigny-Perreuse-Sainte-Col ...
, in the southwestern 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 Aveyron (; oc, Avairon; ) is a department in the region of Occitania, Southern France. It was named after the river Aveyron. Its inhabitants are known as ''Aveyronnais'' (masculine) or ''Aveyronnaises'' (feminine) in French. The inhabitan ...
, the
Puiseaux Puiseaux () is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. Mayors *11 November 1833 - Antoine Jules Dumesnil, Senator of Loiret from 1876 to 1888 *11 October 1891 - Jules Boudin, prior to 1891, mayor of the commune of Puisea ...
, the Solin, the
Lunain The Lunain () is a long river in the Yonne and Seine-et-Marne departments in north-central France. It is a right tributary of the Loing The Loing () is a long river in central France, a left tributary of the Seine. Its source is in Sainte-C ...
and the Orvanne. The part of the
Briare Canal The Briare Canal (french: Canal de Briare, ) is one of the oldest canals in France. Its construction started in 1604. It was the first summit level canal in Europe that was built using pound locks, connecting the Rhone-Saône and Seine valleys. ...
between
Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. The name of the commune comes from its impressive seven locks on Briare Canal. Geography The commune is located some west of ...
and Montargis runs parallel to the Loing.


Departments and communes along river course

* Yonne:
Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing (, literally ''Sainte-Colombe on Loing'') is a former commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Treigny-Perreuse-Sainte-Col ...
,
Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye () is a commune in the north-central French department of Yonne. It is located in an area historically known as Puisaye. In the early 1970s the Château de la Folie, north of the village (halfway to Mézilles) was home t ...
, Moutiers-en-Puisaye,
Saint-Fargeau Saint-Fargeau is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France, in the historical region of Puisaye. Main sights * Saint-Ferréol church, built in Gothic style in the 14th and 15th centuries. Notable b ...
, Saint-Martin-des-Champs, Saint-Privé,
Bléneau Bléneau () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France, in the historical region of Puisaye. Geography Bléneau, the administrative centre of its natural area, is a commune of around 1,289 inhabit ...
,
Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. The name of the commune comes from its impressive seven locks on Briare Canal. Geography The commune is located some west of ...
*
Loiret Loiret (; ) is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France. It takes its name from the river Loiret, which is contained wholly within the department. In 2019, Loiret had a population of 680,434.< ...
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Dammarie-sur-Loing Dammarie-sur-Loing (, literally ''Dammarie on Loing'') is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises ...
, Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois,
Châtillon-Coligny Châtillon-Coligny () is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. The Loing and the Briare Canal run through the town. Sights and monuments * Château de Châtillon-Coligny Notable people *Gaspard I de Coligny (c.1465-152 ...
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Montbouy Montbouy () is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. Geography The Aveyron river flows into the Loing in the commune. History Neolithic artefacts have been found on each side of the Loing river, downstream from Montbouy ...
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Montcresson Montcresson () is a commune in the Loiret Loiret (; ) is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France. It takes its name from the river Loiret, which is contained wholly within the department. In 2019, Loiret had a ...
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Conflans-sur-Loing Conflans-sur-Loing (, literally ''Conflans on Loing'') is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. See also * Communes of the Loiret department The following is the list of the 325 communes of the Loiret department of France ...
, Amilly, Montargis,
Châlette-sur-Loing Châlette-sur-Loing () is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. Geography The commune is crossed by two rivers, the Loing and the Solin, and three canals, the Canal du Loing, the Canal de Briare and the Canal d'Orléan ...
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Cepoy Cepoy () is a Communes of France, commune in the Loiret Departments of France, department in north-central France. See also * Communes of the Loiret department References

Communes of Loiret {{Loiret-geo-stub ...
, Girolles, Fontenay-sur-Loing, Nargis, Dordives *
Seine-et-Marne Seine-et-Marne () is a department in the Île-de-France region in Northern France. Named after the rivers Seine and Marne, it is the region's largest department with an area of 5,915 square kilometres (2,284 square miles); it roughly covers its ...
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Château-Landon Château-Landon () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. The commune contains within it the Souppes-sur-Loing quarry, where the bright white travertine stones for construction of t ...
, Souppes-sur-Loing,
La Madeleine-sur-Loing La Madeleine-sur-Loing (, literally ''La Madeleine on Loing'') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Demographics Inhabitants are called ''Magdaléniens''. See also *Communes of the ...
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Poligny Poligny is the name of several communes in France: * Poligny, Aube * Poligny, Hautes-Alpes * Poligny, Jura Poligny () is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. The town stands at the foot of the firs ...
, Bagneaux-sur-Loing, Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours, Nemours, Montcourt-Fromonville, Grez-sur-Loing, Bourron-Marlotte, Montigny-sur-Loing,
La Genevraye La Genevraye () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Geography The commune is traversed by the Lunain river. Demographics Inhabitants are called ''Genevriens''. See also *Communes ...
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Épisy Épisy () is a former commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne.Écuelles, Moret-sur-Loing, Saint-Mammès,
Veneux-les-Sablons Veneux-les-Sablons () is a former commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Ile-de-France region in north-central France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne.Solin,
Puiseaux Puiseaux () is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. Mayors *11 November 1833 - Antoine Jules Dumesnil, Senator of Loiret from 1876 to 1888 *11 October 1891 - Jules Boudin, prior to 1891, mayor of the commune of Puisea ...
, Beaune *Right tributaries: Orvanne,
Lunain The Lunain () is a long river in the Yonne and Seine-et-Marne departments in north-central France. It is a right tributary of the Loing The Loing () is a long river in central France, a left tributary of the Seine. Its source is in Sainte-C ...
, Ouanne,
Aveyron Aveyron (; oc, Avairon; ) is a department in the region of Occitania, Southern France. It was named after the river Aveyron. Its inhabitants are known as ''Aveyronnais'' (masculine) or ''Aveyronnaises'' (feminine) in French. The inhabitan ...


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Rivers of France Rivers of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Rivers of Centre-Val de Loire Rivers of Île-de-France Rivers of Yonne Rivers of Loiret Rivers of Seine-et-Marne {{France-river-stub