Loing

The **Loing** is a river in central France. It is a left tributary of the Seine. It flows through three regions of France: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Centre-Val de Loire and Île-de-France

## Geography
The Loing is  long. Its drainage basin covers .

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is  at Épisy, Seine-et-Marne, at about  from the mouth of the Loing.

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**Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Épisy** (69 years)

### Course
The Loing starts in *Puisaye*, a natural region, in the *commune* of Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing, in the south of the Yonne department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It starts at an altitude of about .

The Loing flows, in general, to the northwest. It goes through the following regions, departments and *communes*:

The Loing river gives its name to the following *communes*: Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing, Dammarie-sur-Loing, Conflans-sur-Loing, Châlette-sur-Loing, Fontenay-sur-Loing, Souppes-sur-Loing, La Madeleine-sur-Loing, Bagneaux-sur-Loing, Grez-sur-Loing, Montigny-sur-Loing et Moret-sur-Loing.

## Main tributaries
The main tributaries of the Loing are:

**Left tributaries**:
* Puiseaux - 37&nbsp;km
* Solin - 31.3&nbsp;km
* Bezonde - 35&nbsp;km
* Fusain - 34.4&nbsp;km

**Right tributaries**:
* Ouanne - 83.8&nbsp;km
* Cléry - 43.1&nbsp;km
* Lunain - 51.4&nbsp;km

## Paintings 
Several painters have painted the Loing river. Some of the paintings are: 

File:Alferd Sisley - Banks of the Loing - Autumn Effect, 1881 - Google Art Project.jpg|Alfred Sisley : ''Rives du Loing, effets d'automne* (1881)
File:Alfred Sisley 010.jpg|Alfred Sisley: *Pont de Moret l'été* (1888)
File:Alfred Sisley 064.jpg|Alfred Sisley: *Le long du Loing près de Moret* (1892)
File:William Lamb Picknel - Banks of the Loing.jpg|William Lamb Picknell: *Rives du Loing* (between 1894 and 1897)
File:Eugène Cicéri-Au bord du Loing-Musée barrois.jpg|Eugène Cicéri : *Au bord du Loing*
File:Eugène Galien-Laloue - Lavandières au bord du Loing.jpg|Eugène Galien-Laloue: *Lavandières au bord du Loing''

## Gallery

File:SourceLoing.jpg|The source of the Loing in Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing.
File:Loing a Nemours P1050500.JPG|The Loing in Nemours.
File:Loing Grez.JPG|The Loing in Grez-sur-Loing.
File:Lunain-episy-1.jpg|The Loing in Episy.
File:Veneux Saint-Mammès vue.jpg|The Loing in Saint-Mammès.

## Related pages
* List of rivers of France

## References