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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Loiret |
| Arrondissement | Montargis |
| Canton | Lorris (chef-lieu) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du canton de Lorris |
| Mayor | Jean-Paul Godfroy (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 114–173 m (374–568 ft) |
| Land area1 | 44.91 km2 (17.34 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,815 (2006) |
| - Density | 63 /km2 (160 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 45187/ 45260 |
| Website | www.ville-lorris.fr |
| 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. | |
Lorris is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
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The commune name comes from the Massif de Lorris, the eastern portion of Foret d'Orléans, the Orléans forest.
The area also has a market, museums, miniature golf, canoeing, tennis, and a helicentre.
Lorris is located 130 km S of Paris, the southermost area of the Gâtinais, halfway from Montargis and Sully-sur-Loire and is 60 km from Orléans.
| Year | Population |
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| 1882 | 2,126 |
| 1990 | 2,620 |
| 1999 | 2,674 |
On 30 October 1242, the Paix de Lorris (the Peace of Lorris) was signed by Ramon VII, count de Toulouse and the Kings of France, Saint Louis. Two men renewed the Treaty of Paris which they already concluded on 12 April 1229. The treaty put an end on the sufferings of the Albigeois.
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