Grez-sur-Loing
Sign in to saveGrez-sur-Loing (, literally Grez on Loing; formerly Grès-en-Gâtinais, literally Grès in Gâtinais) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in north-central France. It is 6 km north of Nemours.
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Grez-sur-Loing is a commune in France, situated in the Seine-et-Marne department within the arrondissement of Fontainebleau. It is located in the Île-de-France region and borders the communes of Recloses, Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours, Villiers-sous-Grez, and Bourron-Marlotte. The town is named after the Loing river, which flows through the area. Its official name is Grez-sur-Loing, also referred to as Grez.
The commune has an area of 12.97 square kilometers and an elevation of 71 meters. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 1,457 residents and another citing 1,347. The male population is recorded as 697, while the female population is 717. Grez-sur-Loing is part of the canton of Nemours and participates in the Concours des villes et villages fleuris.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Grez-sur-Loing is referenced by 588 other articles, and connects out to Fontainebleau, Emma Löwstädt-Chadwick and France.
It is catalogued under topics including Artist colonies and Communes of Seine-et-Marne.
Its subject is documented across 38 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Grez-sur-Loing
- Region
- Île-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,347
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Grez-sur-Loing
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Loing.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Ruins of the Tour de Ganne
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Grez-sur-Loing.svg
- French commune.INSEE
- 77216
- French commune.postal code
- 77880
- French commune.arrondissement
- Fontainebleau
- French commune.canton
- Nemours
- French commune.mayor
- Jacques Bedossa
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation min m
- 52
- French commune.elevation max m
- 85
- French commune.area km2
- 12.97
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Named after
- Loing
- Official name
- Grez
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Fontainebleau
- Population
- 1432
- Area
- 12.97
- Elevation
- 68
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Loing
- Shares border with
- Bourron-Marlotte
- Official website
- www.grezsurloing.fr
- Image
- Grez-sur-Loing Mairie.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Grez-sur-Loing
- Commons category
- Grez-sur-Loing
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- Grez-sur-Loing
- postal code
- 77880
- associated electoral district
- canton of Nemours
- male population
- 697
- female population
- 717
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-1-64-45-95-15
- fax number
- +33-1-64-45-97-01
- P12749
- Piano Sonata No. 9
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Sights
- Transport
- Art colony
- See also
- References
- External links
Grez-sur-Loing (, literally Grez on Loing; formerly Grès-en-Gâtinais, literally Grès in Gâtinais) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in north-central France. It is 6 km north of Nemours.
== Sights == The Church of Notre-Dame et Saint-Laurent (Church of Our Lady and of Saint Lawrence) was the church of a priory dependent on Saint Peter's Abbey in Sens. It dates from the twelfth century and houses some tombs of the sixteenth century. The Tower of Ganne, built by Louis VI the fat in 1127, at the same time as the castle. The Old bridge, former bridge of Grez-en-Gâtinais built between the 12th century and the 14th century. Destroyed several times it was rebuilt identically in 1980. Tacot des Lacs ''(Lakes' crate)'', a narrow-gauge heritage railway running about lakes on plains of the Loing river.
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