Meung-sur-Loire
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Loiret |
| Arrondissement | Orléans |
| Canton | Meung-sur-Loire |
| Mayor | Pauline Martin (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 82–113 m (269–371 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
| Land area1 | 20.35 km2 (7.86 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 6,254 (1999) |
| - Density | 307 /km2 (800 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 45203/ 45130 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 47°49′46″N 1°41′57″E / 47.8294°N 1.6992°E
Meung-sur-Loire is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
It was the site of the Battle of Meung-sur-Loire in 1429. In fiction, it has been described by Alexandre Dumas in The Three Musketeers as the village where d'Artagnan, en route to join the King's Musketeers in Paris, first encounters the villainous Comte de Rochefort.
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- Jean de Meun (c. 1240 – c. 1305), author of the Roman de la Rose
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