Gien
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Place details
- Locality
- Gien
- Region
- Centre-Val de Loire
- Country
- France
- Population
- 15,966
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Gien
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Gien.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The Loire in Gien
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Ville fr Gien2.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Montargis
- French commune.canton
- Gien
- French commune.INSEE
- 45155
- French commune.postal code
- 45500
- French commune.mayor
- Francis Cammal
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 161
- French commune.elevation min m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Gien
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Montargis
- Population
- +13459
- Area
- +67.86
- Elevation
- +163
- Body of water
- Loire
- Shares border with
- Saint-Martin-sur-Ocre
- Official website
- www.villedegien.fr
- Image
- 00 2367 Château de Gien - Gien, France.jpg
Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Prehistory
- Antiquity
- Middle Ages
- The French Wars of Religion
- Second World War
- Population
- Sights
- See also
- References
- External links
Gien () is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
Gien is on the river Loire, from Orléans. Gien station has rail connections to Montargis, Nevers and Paris. The town was bought for the royal domain by Philip II of France. The town is twinned with Malmesbury in England.