Châlette-sur-Loing () 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 population of 680,434. department
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Government and military
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in north-central
France
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.
Geography
The commune is crossed by two rivers, the
Loing and the
Solin
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Solin developed on the location of ancient city of ''Salona'', which was the ca ...
, and three canals, the
Canal du Loing, the
Canal de Briare
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and the
Canal d'Orléans.
Population
See also
*
Communes of the Loiret department
References
Chalettesurloing
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