Gien
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Commune of Gien |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Loiret |
| Arrondissement | Montargis |
| Canton | Gien |
| Mayor | Jean-Pierre Hurtiger (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 117 m–190 m (avg. 161 m) |
| Land area¹ | 67.86 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
15,332 |
| - Density | 226/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 45155/ 45500 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Gien is a commune of the Loiret département, in France.
Gien is on the Loire River, 80 km from Orleans. The town was bought for the royal property by Philip II of France.
[edit] To be seen
- Faience de Gien.
- Anne de Beaujeu's castle.
[edit] External links
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