Châlette-sur-Loing

Châlette-sur-Loing

The Loing Canal at Châlette-sur-Loing

Coat of arms
Châlette-sur-Loing

Coordinates: 48°00′45″N 2°44′11″E / 48.0125°N 2.7364°E / 48.0125; 2.7364Coordinates: 48°00′45″N 2°44′11″E / 48.0125°N 2.7364°E / 48.0125; 2.7364
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Loiret
Arrondissement Montargis
Canton Châlette-sur-Loing
Intercommunality Agglomération Montargoise et Rives du Loing
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Franck Demaumont
Area1 13.13 km2 (5.07 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 13,053
  Density 990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 45068 / 45120
Elevation 77–114 m (253–374 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.
The canal du Loing at Châlette-sur-Loing.

Châlette-sur-Loing is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.

Geography

Hydrography

The commune is crossed by two rivers, the Loing and the Solin, and three canals, the Canal du Loing, the Canal de Briare and the Canal d'Orléans.

See also

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