Guigneville

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Guigneville
Commune
An old postcard view of Guigneville
An old postcard view of Guigneville
Location of Guigneville
Guigneville is located in France
Guigneville
Guigneville
Coordinates: 48°12′25″N 2°10′41″E / 48.2069°N 2.1781°E / 48.2069; 2.1781Coordinates: 48°12′25″N 2°10′41″E / 48.2069°N 2.1781°E / 48.2069; 2.1781
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoiret
ArrondissementPithiviers
CantonPithiviers
IntercommunalityPithiverais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jérémie Amiard[1]
Area
1
32.01 km2 (12.36 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
527
 • Density16/km2 (43/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Guignevillois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
45162 /45300
Elevation117–141 m (384–463 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Guigneville is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.

Geography[]

The commune is in the north of the department, in the Beauce, large cereal area with a gentle slope. It is located 7 km northwest of Pithiviers, and 40 km northeast of Orléans. The departmental roads 22, 23 et 134 cross the territory of the commune.

Heritage[]

Saint-Hilaire church was built in several stages between the 12th and 16th century. It is a listed historic monument since 6 March 1928.[3] It is holding a copy of a 17th century painting by Jean Jouvenet representing the Visitation of the Virgin created for the choir of the cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris. This copy was originally created for the Abbey of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, and was classified as a historic object on 5 December 1908.[4]

See also[]

  • Communes of the Loiret department

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ Base Mérimée: Eglise Saint-Hilaire, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  4. ^ Base Palissy: Tableau: la Visitation, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)



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