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Gien ( French pronunciation: [ʒjɛ̃]) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. [3] Gien is on the river Loire, 80 km (50 mi) 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.
Original in French. Additional information. Gien is a town in Loiret, in the Center-Val de Loire region. Its vast territory of 67 km² belongs to the natural region of Puisaye, on the borders of Orléanais, Nivernais and Burgundy, presenting landscapes of forests, ponds and humid and green valleys.
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Visit Gien (Centre-Loire Valley, France) Book hotels, flights, car hire. The town of Gien is on the Loire river, in the Loiret department to the south-east of Orleans and a few kilometres north-east of Briare. A great deal of Gien town centre was destroyed during the Second World War, and much of what we see today is a post-war reconstruction.
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For a single destination. At the gates of Sologne, the Forest of Orléans and Burgundy, the Giennois welcomes you less than 2 hours from Paris in a unique setting, on the banks of the Royal River, and invites you to discover its four assets: Loire , Castles, Earthenware and Wines.
The town is on the banks of the Loire, which is crossed here by a long arched bridge. The town is best known for two things - some very famous pottery (faience) is produced in Gien, France; and also for the castle of Gien which is in the centre of the town.
