Guigneville

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

Location of Guigneville

(2020–2026) Jérémie Amiard^[1]Area

32.01 km² (12.36 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

528 • Density16/km² (43/sq mi)DemonymGuignevilloisTime 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 (French pronunciation: [ɡiɲvil]) 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]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Base Mérimée: Eglise Saint-Hilaire, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ Base Palissy: Tableau: la Visitation, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)