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Gien
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Place details
- Locality
- Gien
- Region
- Centre-Val de Loire
- Country
- France
- Population
- 15,966
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Gien
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Gien.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The Loire in Gien
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Ville fr Gien2.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Montargis
- French commune.canton
- Gien
- French commune.INSEE
- 45155
- French commune.postal code
- 45500
- French commune.mayor
- Francis Cammal
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 161
- French commune.elevation min m
- 117
- French commune.elevation max m
- 190
- French commune.area km2
- 67.86
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Gien
- Population
- 13459
- Area
- 67.86
- Elevation
- 163
- Official website
- www.villedegien.fr
- Image
- 00 2367 Château de Gien - Gien, France.jpg
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- Gien
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- Gien
- postal code
- 45500
- male population
- 6851
- female population
- 7156
- P8168
- Jules Humbert-Droz
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- contact page URL
- www.villedegien.fr/contact
- phone number
- +33-2-38-29-80-00
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- Second World War
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Gien () is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
Gien is on the river Loire, 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.
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Centre-Val de Loire
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Orléans
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Loire
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Loiret
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