Grez-sur-Loing
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Commune of Grez-sur-Loing |
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| Location | ||
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| Coordinates | ||
| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Fontainebleau | |
| Canton | Nemours | |
| Intercommunality | none as of 2007 | |
| Mayor | Jean-Claude Boixière (2008-2014) |
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| Statistics | ||
| Elevation | 52 m–85 m | |
| Land area¹ | 12.97 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
1,277 | |
| - Density | 98/km² (1999) | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| INSEE/Postal code | 77216/ 77880 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Grez-sur-Loing is a village and commune of the Seine-et-Marne département, in France.
It is located south of Paris and is notable for the artists and musicians who have lived or stayed there. The Swedish artist Carl Larsson met his wife Karin Bergöö while they were both staying at Grez. The English composer Delius lived here and dictated a number of works to his amenuensis Eric Fenby here.
Others include Swedish artists Karl Nordström and Bruno Liljefors as well as writer August Strindberg, the Danish and Norwegian members of the Skagen Group, and Robert Louis Stevenson.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census of 1999, the village has a population of 1,277.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région (English)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Grez-sur-Loing (French)
- Map of Grez-sur-Loing on Michelin (English)
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