Meung-sur-Loire

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Coordinates: 47°49′46″N 1°41′57″E / 47.8294444444, 1.69916666667

Commune of Meung-sur-Loire

Location
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Map highlighting the commune of
Administration
Country France
Region Centre
Department Loiret
Arrondissement Orléans
Canton Canton of Meung-sur-Loire
Mayor M. Christian Couté
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 82 m–113 m
(avg. 100 m)
Land area¹ 20.35 km²
Population²
(1999)
6254
 - Density 307/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 45203/ 45130
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.
France

Meung-sur-Loire is a historic commune (town) located on the Loire River, in the Loiret département in France.

Population (1999 census): 6,254.

It was the site of the Battle of Meung-sur-Loire (1429).

Coordinates: 47°50′N, 1°42′E