Grez-sur-Loing
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Location within Île-de-France region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Fontainebleau |
| Canton | Nemours |
| Mayor | Jean-Claude Boixière (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 52–85 m (171–279 ft) |
| Land area1 | 12.97 km2 (5.01 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,358 (2006) |
| - Density | 105 /km2 (270 /sq mi) |
| 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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 48°18′55″N 2°41′20″E / 48.3153°N 2.6889°E
Grez-sur-Loing is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in north-central France.
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It is located 70 km 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 Bergöo while they were both staying at Grez.
The English composer Frederick Delius lived here and dictated a number of works to his amanuensis, Eric Fenby, here. Their house was portrayed in the 1968 Ken Russell film Song of Summer, but it was filmed in England.
Others include Swedish artists Karl Nordström, Carl Larsson, Julia Beck and Bruno Liljefors as well as writer August Strindberg, the Danish and Norwegian members of the Skagen Group, and Robert Louis Stevenson.
Grez is featured in many paintings by The Glasgow Boys, where the bridge over the river is clearly featured. They were resident in the village in the early years of the 20th century.
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- 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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