Guigneville | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Pithiviers |
Canton: | Pithiviers |
Insee: | 45162 |
Postal Code: | 45300 |
Mayor: | Jérémie Amiard[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Pithiverais |
Coordinates: | 48.2069°N 2.1781°W |
Elevation Min M: | 117 |
Elevation Max M: | 141 |
Area Km2: | 32.01 |
Demonym: | Guignevillois |
Guigneville (in French pronounced as /ɡiɲvil/) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
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.
Saint-Hilaire church was built in several stages between the 12th and 16th century. It is a listed historic monument since 6 March 1928. 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.