Thou, Cher

Thou
Commune
Thou
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Thou
Coordinates: 47°25′34″N 2°39′42″E / 47.4261°N 2.6617°E / 47.4261; 2.6617Coordinates: 47°25′34″N 2°39′42″E / 47.4261°N 2.6617°E / 47.4261; 2.6617
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Sancerre
Intercommunality CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Denis Tabordet
Area1 9.19 km2 (3.55 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 78
 • Density 8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18264 /18260
Elevation 198–311 m (650–1,020 ft)
(avg. 245 m or 804 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.

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

Geography

A small farming village situated on the banks of both the Sauldre and Salereine rivers, about 26 miles (42 km) northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D96 with the D923 road.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962147—    
1968157+6.8%
1975133−15.3%
1982109−18.0%
199074−32.1%
199975+1.4%
200878+4.0%

Sights

  • A church dating from the twentieth century.
  • A fifteenth-century house.
  • A watermill.

See also

References

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