Moret-sur-Loing, with a little over 4500 inhabitants, has an outstanding location on the edge of the forest of Fontainebleau.
The bridge and fortifications surrounding the city date from the Middle Ages, at a time when Moret's location meant military protection was necessary.
Moret was subsequently visited by many Kings of France, such as Louis VII, Saint-Louis, Philippe le Bel, Charles VII, Louis XI and Henri IV.
The artist Alfred Sisley, one of the great names in the Impressionist movement, lived in Moret from 1889 to 1899 A friend of Monet, Manet, Renoir and Pissarro in particular, Sisley had a difficult life and his work only gained real recognition after his death. His life story reflects a continual struggle to be recognised in the artistic circles of the time.
