What is the highest city in Centre-Val de Loire?

Gien, at 164 m, ahead of Mainvilliers (157 m).

What is the lowest city in Centre-Val de Loire?

La Riche, at 47 m. 37 cities of Centre-Val de Loire are measured here.

Where does Gien stand in France?

321 of the 1,111 French cities measured on altitude. The national ranking is on its own page.

Which cities lead in Centre-Val de Loire?

Gien (164 m), Mainvilliers (157 m), Lucé (156 m), Châteauroux (152 m), Chartres (146 m). The whole table is on this page.

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The highest cities in Centre-Val de Loire

Gien is the highest city in Centre-Val de Loire, at 164 m, ahead of Mainvilliers (157 m) and Lucé (156 m). At the other end, La Riche is the lowest city, at 47 m.

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The 37 cities of Centre-Val de Loire ranked on altitude
Rank	City	Altitude	Population
1	45 Gien	164 m	13,459
2	28 Mainvilliers	157 m	10,629
3	28 Lucé	156 m	15,921
4	36 Châteauroux	152 m	42,963
5	28 Chartres	146 m	38,324
6	18 Bourges	145 m	64,186
7	36 Issoudun	144 m	11,159
8	18 Vierzon	140 m	25,068
9	28 Châteaudun	134 m	12,830
10	28 Vernouillet	126 m	12,310
11	45 Saran	123 m	17,316
12	45 Fleury-les-Aubrais	122 m	21,804
13	28 Dreux	119 m	31,543
14	45 Ingré	115 m	10,062
15	41 Vendôme	112 m	15,758
16	45 Amilly	112 m	13,582
17	45 Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle	111 m	16,768
18	45 Saint-Jean-de-Braye	110 m	23,147
19	45 Orléans	106 m	116,357
20	41 Blois	103 m	47,219
21	45 La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin	103 m	11,017
22	45 Olivet	102 m	23,507
23	37 Amboise	102 m	12,937
24	41 Romorantin-Lanthenay	101 m	18,373
25	45 Châlette-sur-Loing	92 m	12,677
26	41 Chambord	92 m	102
27	45 Montargis	91 m	14,825
28	37 Chambray-lès-Tours	88 m	12,720
29	37 Joué-lès-Tours	84 m	38,423
30	37 Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire	84 m	17,029
31	37 Fondettes	81 m	10,954
32	37 Saint-Avertin	80 m	14,999
33	37 Tours	71 m	139,259
34	37 Montlouis-sur-Loire	67 m	11,335
35	37 Chinon	58 m	8,144
36	37 Saint-Pierre-des-Corps	48 m	15,898
37	37 La Riche	47 m	10,487

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Scope, method and sources

Scope: France, metropolitan and overseas, Corsica and the DROM included. This dataset holds every commune of 10,000 inhabitants or more, plus smaller communes famous enough to be household names, 1,131 in all. It is not the full list of 35,000 French communes, so a village can sit outside a ranking whose extreme it would otherwise hold.

Method and sources: populations are the INSEE legal populations, boundaries and coordinates come from the IGN commune registry, both served by geo.api.gouv.fr. Density is the population divided by the commune's area; distances are measured as the crow flies from the commune's centre. Data read on August 28, 2026.

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What is the highest city in Centre-Val de Loire?: Gien, at 164 m, ahead of Mainvilliers (157 m).
What is the lowest city in Centre-Val de Loire?: La Riche, at 47 m. 37 cities of Centre-Val de Loire are measured here.
Where does Gien stand in France?: 321 of the 1,111 French cities measured on altitude. The national ranking is on its own page.
Which cities lead in Centre-Val de Loire?: Gien (164 m), Mainvilliers (157 m), Lucé (156 m), Châteauroux (152 m), Chartres (146 m). The whole table is on this page.