Loing
Loing River; painted by Alfred Sisley
Origin	Bourgogne
Mouth	Seine 48°23′13″N 2°48′9″E / 48.38694, 2.8025 (Seine-Loing)Coordinates: 48°23′13″N 2°48′9″E / 48.38694, 2.8025 (Seine-Loing)
Basin countries	France
Length	142 km
Avg. discharge	19 m³/s
Basin area	4,150 km²

The Loing is a 142 km long river in central France, a left tributary of the Seine. Its source is in Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing, in the south of the Yonne département. Its course crosses the following départements and towns:

• Yonne: Saint-Fargeau, Bléneau
• Loiret: Châtillon-Coligny, Montargis
• Seine-et-Marne: Nemours, Moret-sur-Loing

The Loing flows into the Seine near Moret-sur-Loing. The part of the Briare Canal between Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses and Montargis runs parallel to the Loing.

References

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Loing at the Sandre database

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