Gien | |
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 The Loire in Gien | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gien  | |
  Gien  Gien | |
| Coordinates: 47°41′23″N 2°37′48″E / 47.6897°N 2.630000°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Loiret |
| Arrondissement | Montargis |
| Canton | Gien |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Francis Cammal[1] |
| Area 1 | 67.86 km2 (26.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 13,387 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 45155 /45500 |
| Elevation | 117–190 m (384–623 ft) (avg. 161 m or 528 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Gien (French pronunciation: [ʒjɛ̃]) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.[3]
Gien is on the river Loire, 80 km (50 mi) 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.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file