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