Plou, Cher

Plou
Commune
The church in Plou
Plou
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Plou
Coordinates: 47°00′55″N 2°09′20″E / 47.0153°N 2.1556°E / 47.0153; 2.1556Coordinates: 47°00′55″N 2°09′20″E / 47.0153°N 2.1556°E / 47.0153; 2.1556
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Chârost
Intercommunality Fercher - Pays florentais
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Fabrice Chabance
Area1 33.21 km2 (12.82 sq mi)
Population (2011)2 502
 • Density 15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18181 /18290
Elevation 122–161 m (400–528 ft)
(avg. 152 m or 499 ft)

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.

Plou is a commune in the Cher département in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

An area of farming and forestry comprising a small village and several hamlets situated some 13 miles (21 km) southwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D190, D114 and the D16e roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962364—    
1968421+15.7%
1975469+11.4%
1982410−12.6%
1990436+6.3%
1999436+0.0%
2008459+5.3%

Sights

  • The church of St. Pierre, originally from the 11th century, was partly reconstructed after the English occupation during the Hundred Years' War. The interior wooden vaults date from the 11th century.
  • The ruins of a 14th-century castle, the Château de Font-Moreau.
  • The château of Castelnau at Brouillamnon was originally a wooden castle, rebuilt in stone around 1100. It was transformed into a Renaissance home in 1541. In its present form, it dates from the 18th century.

Personalities

References

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