Thou, Loiret

Thou is a commune in the Loiret department of the Centre-Val de Loire region in north-central France.

Thou
Commune
The town hall in Thou
Location of Thou
Thou
Thou
Coordinates: 47°34′51″N 2°54′40″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoiret
ArrondissementMontargis
CantonGien
IntercommunalityBerry Loire Puisaye
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Blandine Lechauve[1]
Area
1
15.16 km2 (5.85 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
222
 • Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
45323 /45420
Elevation143–196 m (469–643 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Architecture

Despite its size, Thou features many castles of various centuries:

  • Le château de la Chaise
  • Le château de Linière
  • Le château de Thou
  • Le château du Puys

Economy

As a rural commune, Thou is strongly agricultural with cattle and poultry farming and cereal crops. There is also a hôtel-restaurant, a garage and most importantly a local metalwork industry, Thou Industrie / Beaulieu Industrie.

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.


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