Guigneville

Guigneville (French pronunciation: [ɡiɲvil]) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.

Guigneville
Commune
An old postcard view of Guigneville
Location of Guigneville
Guigneville Show map of France Guigneville Show map of Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 48°12′25″N 2°10′41″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loiret
Arrondissement	Pithiviers
Canton	Pithiviers
Intercommunality	Pithiverais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jérémie Amiard[1]
Area 1	32.01 km2 (12.36 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	541
• Density	17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Demonym	Guignevillois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	45162 /45300
Elevation	117–141 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.

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