The Loing () is a long river in central France, a left tributary of the

Seine The Seine ( , ) is a river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plate ...

. Its source is in Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing, in the southwestern of the department of

Yonne Yonne () is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the river Yonne, which flows through it, in the country's north-central part. One of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté's eight constituent departments, it is l ...

, and it flows into the Seine in Saint-Mammès, near Moret-sur-Loing. Its main tributaries are the

Ouanne Ouanne () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France,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 inhabitants of ...

, 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 Puiseau ...

, the

Solin Solin (Latin and it, Salona; grc, Σαλώνα ) is a town in Dalmatia, Croatia. It is situated right northeast of Split, on the Adriatic Sea and the river Jadro. Solin developed on the location of ancient city of ''Salona'', which was the ...

, 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. Its source is in Yonne, less than south-west of Égriselles-le-Bocage. It joins the Loing at Épisy in Sei ...

and the Orvanne. The part of the

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between Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses and Montargis runs parallel to the Loing.

Departments and communes along river course

: Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing,

Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye () is a Communes of France, commune in the north-central French Departments of France, 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 ...

Moutiers-en-Puisaye Moutiers-en-Puisaye (, literally ''Moutiers in Puisaye'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Yonne Departments of France, department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France, in the historical region of Puisaye. The parish church i ...

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 bur ...

, 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 inhabitan ...

, Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses *

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.

: Dammarie-sur-Loing, Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Châtillon-Coligny, Montbouy, Montcresson, Conflans-sur-Loing, Amilly,

Montargis Montargis () is a commune in the Loiret department, Centre-Val de Loire, France. Montargis is the seventh most populous commune in the Loiret, after Orléans and its suburbs. It is near a large forest, and contains light industry and farming, i ...

, Châlette-sur-Loing, Cepoy, Girolles, Fontenay-sur-Loing,

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, 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 ...

: Château-Landon, Souppes-sur-Loing, La Madeleine-sur-Loing,

Poligny Poligny is the name of several communes in France: * Poligny, Aube * Poligny, Hautes-Alpes * Poligny, Jura * Poligny, Seine-et-Marne Poligny () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. ...

, Bagneaux-sur-Loing,

Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours (, literally ''Saint-Pierre near Nemours'') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Demographics Inhabitants of Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours are called ''Saint-P ...

, 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 o ...

, Épisy, Écuelles, Moret-sur-Loing, Saint-Mammès, Veneux-les-Sablons

Tributaries

*Left tributaries:

Beaune Beaune () is the wine capital of Burgundy in the Côte d'Or department in eastern France. It is located between Lyon and Dijon. Beaune is one of the key wine centers in France, and the center of Burgundy wine production and business. The annu ...

*Right tributaries: Orvanne,

References

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