, 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.Arrêté préfectoral 29 October 2015
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
External links
Official site 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région)
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