Thou, Loiret

Thou

Thou
Administration
Country France
Region Centre
Department Loiret
Arrondissement Montargis
Canton Briare
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Canton de Briare
Mayor Jean-Claude Montagne
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 143–196 m (469–643 ft)
Land area1 15.16 km2 (5.85 sq mi)
Population2 240  (2006)
 - Density 16 /km2 (41 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 45323/ 45420
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 Loiret department of the Centre region in north-central France.

Architecture

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

Economy

As a rural commune, Thou is strongly agriculural 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