Loing

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The Loing is a 166 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.

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