LIEN, a town of central France in the arrondissement of Mon targis, within the department of Loiret on the Loire, 39 m. E.S.E. of Orleans by rail. Pop. (1931) 6,903. Gien has many old houses and a stone bridge built by Anne de Beaujeu, daughter of Louis XI., about the end of the 15th century. It is the seat of a sub prefect. The old castle, used as a law court, was built in by Anne de Beaujeu, of brick and stone arranged in geometrical patterns. The church of St. Pierre possesses a late i5th century square tower. It is important for opaque porcelain, and viticul ture has increased considerably.