Meung-sur-Loire
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Commune of Meung-sur-Loire |
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Administration | ||
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Country | France | |
Region | Centre | |
Department | Loiret | |
Arrondissement | Orléans | |
Canton | Canton of Meung-sur-Loire | |
Mayor | M. Christian Couté (2001-2008) |
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Statistics | ||
Elevation | 82 m–113 m (avg. 100 m) |
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Land area¹ | 20.35 km² | |
Population² (1999) |
6254 | |
- Density | 307/km² | |
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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. | ||
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).