Châlette-sur-Loing
Encyclopedia
Châlette-sur-Loing is a commune
in the Loiret
department in north-central France
.
and the Solin
, and three canals, the Canal du Loing
, the Canal de Briare and the Canal d'Orléans
.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Loiret
Loiret
Loiret is a department in north-central FranceThe department is named after the river Loiret, a tributary of the Loire. The Loiret is located wholly within the department.- History :...
department in north-central France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Hydrography
The commune is crossed by two rivers, the LoingLoing
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.The Loing flows into the Seine in Saint-Mammès, near Moret-sur-Loing...
and the Solin
Solin River
The Solin is a long river in the Loiret département, north-central France. Its source is at Le Moulinet-sur-Solin, south of the village. It flows generally north-northeast...
, and three canals, the Canal du Loing
Canal du Loing
The Canal du Loing is a 49.4 km long canal which connects the Seine to the Briare Canal , in France. It runs through the Loiret and Seine-et-Marne departments....
, the Canal de Briare and the Canal d'Orléans
Canal d'Orléans
The Canal d'Orléans connects the Loire River at Orléans to a junction with the Canal du Loing and the Canal de Briare in the village of Buges near Montargis. It is entirely within the department of Loiret....
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See also
- Communes of the Loiret department