Gien
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| Commune of Gien | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 02° 37' 48" E |
| Latitude | 47° 41' 23" N |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Région | Centre |
| Département | Loiret |
| Arrondissement | Montargis |
| Canton | Gien |
| Mayor | Jean-Pierre Hurtiger (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 117 m–190 m (avg. 161 m) |
| Land area¹ | 67.86 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
15,332 |
| - Density (1999) | 226/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| 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: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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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] References
- City of Gien (French)
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