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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.6208,Lat: 47.6952
Elevation	157 meter above sea level
Local time	7:58:49am
Name province/region	Centre-Val de Loire
Name Subregion	Loiret
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montargis
Name	Gien

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Poilly-lez-Gien	3 km	SouthWest
2 Nevoy	3 km	NorthWest
3 Saint-Martin-sur-Ocre	5.1 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Saint-Gondon	6 km	West
5 Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire	7.1 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	131 km	North
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	334 km	NorthEast
3 Brussel	Belgium	372 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 257 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Loire main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Loire, Brittany and Vendee coastal waters. The nearest bigger lake is Étang de la Grande Rue (1.2 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 18.2 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 276.5 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 387 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Paris-Orly Airport (at a distance of 116 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

10.7 km2

13.6%

Nature

1.7 km2

2.2%

Agriculture

53.2 km2

67.7%

Urban area

10.5 km2

13.3%

Water - Lakes

2.5 km2

3.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gien in country France

Gien at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bourges Cathedral	France	70 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Palace and Park of Fontainebleau	France	79 km	North
3 Vézelay, Church and Hill	France	89 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de la Loire de Tavers Belleville-sur-Loire	FR	0.8 km	SouthSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gien

Type of weather in Gien	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.39 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1004 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	06:30 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:02 Europe/Amsterdam