Troo

Troo
Commune

Coat of arms
Troo
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Troo
Coordinates: 47°46′40″N 0°47′55″E / 47.7778°N 0.7986°E / 47.7778; 0.7986Coordinates: 47°46′40″N 0°47′55″E / 47.7778°N 0.7986°E / 47.7778; 0.7986
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement Vendôme
Canton Montoire-sur-le-Loir
Intercommunality Pays de Ronsard
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Jean-Luc Nexon
Area1 14.19 km2 (5.48 sq mi)
Population (2015)2 308
 • Density 22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 41265 /41800
Elevation 58–154 m (190–505 ft)
(avg. 83 m or 272 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.

Trôo is a commune of the Loir-et-Cher department in central France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793119—    
18061,050+782.4%
1821931−11.3%
1831998+7.2%
1841913−8.5%
1851941+3.1%
1861855−9.1%
1872800−6.4%
1881783−2.1%
1891793+1.3%
1901756−4.7%
1911737−2.5%
1921669−9.2%
1931639−4.5%
1946602−5.8%
1954543−9.8%
1962549+1.1%
1968433−21.1%
1975428−1.2%
1982337−21.3%
1990320−5.0%
1999301−5.9%
2006323+7.3%
2015308−4.6%

Sights

The village, which is partly troglodytic, is dominated by the collégiale or Saint Martin's church. It overlooks the small church of Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets, known for its Romanesque wall paintings.

See also

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