Montigny-sur-Loing

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Location of Montigny-sur-Loing

(2020–2026) Sylvie Monchecourt^[1]Area

9.20 km² (3.55 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,621 • Density280/km² (740/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

77312 /77690

Elevation49–136 m (161–446 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montigny-sur-Loing (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tiɲi syʁ lwɛ̃] ^ⓘ, literally Montigny on Loing) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Montigny-sur-Loing station has rail connections to Montargis, Melun and Paris.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,889	—
1975	2,152	+1.88%
1982	2,042	−0.75%
1990	2,553	+2.83%
1999	2,796	+1.02%
2007	2,749	−0.21%
2012	2,766	+0.12%
2017	2,701	−0.47%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Inhabitants are referred to as Montignons in French.

Notable residents

Shelley Steiner (born 1961), Canadian Olympic fencer

In literature

Andre Mariolle (the main character of Guy de Maupassant's novel Our Heart) rented a house in Montigny-sur-Loing.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Montigny-sur-Loing.

Official site (in French)
1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (in English)
Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)