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Gien
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Gien is a commune in France, situated within the Loiret department and the arrondissement of Montargis. It serves as the capital of the canton of Gien and is located next to the Loire river. The town borders Les Choux, Boismorand, Briare, and La Bussière. Its official name is Gien, and it has a postal code of 45500.
The area of Gien is 67.86, with an elevation above sea level of 190. The population is 16477, comprising 6851 males and 7156 females. Gien is twinned with Niebüll, Redondo, and Malmesbury. The townhall is located on Chemin de Montfort.
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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
- 117
- French commune.elevation max m
- 190
- French commune.area km2
- 67.86
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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
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- twinned administrative body
- Malmesbury
- Commons category
- Gien
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Gien
- topic's main category
- Category:Gien
- Commons gallery
- Gien
- postal code
- 45500
- associated electoral district
- canton of Gien
- male population
- 6851
- female population
- 7156
- P8168
- Jules Humbert-Droz
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- contact page URL
- www.villedegien.fr/contact
- phone number
- +33-2-38-29-80-00
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gien” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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