Loing
The Loing () is a long river in central France, a left tributary of the Seine.
Its source is in Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing, in the southwestern of the department of Yonne, and it flows into the Seine in Saint-Mammès, near Moret-sur-Loing.
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commune
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in the
Seine-et-Marne
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Île-de-France
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region
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in north-central
France
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. Montigny-sur-Loing station has rail connections to Montargis, Melun and Paris. Inhabitants are referred to as ''Montignons''.
Notable residents
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Shelley Steiner
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Guy de Maupassant
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's novell Our Heart) rented a house in Montigny-sur-Loing.