Montargis
Montargis | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
The Briare Canal in Montargis | |
Location of Montargis | |
| Coordinates: 47°59′52″N 2°44′00″E / 47.9978°N 2.7333°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Loiret |
| Arrondissement | Montargis |
| Canton | Montargis |
| Intercommunality | CA Montargoise et Rives du Loing |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Benoît Digeon |
Area 1 | 4.46 km2 (1.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 14,819 |
| • Density | 3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 45208 /45200 |
| Elevation | 82–112 m (269–367 ft) (avg. 85 m or 279 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Montargis (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃taʁʒi]) is a commune in the Loiret department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
Montargis is the seventh most populous commune in the Centre-Val de Loire région, and the second in the Loiret département after Orléans. It is near a large forest, and contains light industry and farming, including saffron. Due to its numerous canals and bridges, Montargis sometimes bills itself as the "Venice of the Gâtinais." Though quite modern, it retains a medieval charm in its downtown area.