Bou
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Location within Centre region  Bou | |
| Coordinates: 47°52′27″N 2°02′54″E / 47.8742°N 2.0483°ECoordinates: 47°52′27″N 2°02′54″E / 47.8742°N 2.0483°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Loiret |
| Arrondissement | Orléans |
| Canton | Chécy |
| Intercommunality | Orléans Val de Loire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Nicole Wojcik |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 6.29 km2 (2.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Population2 | 895 |
| • Population2 Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 45043 / 45430 |
| Elevation | 97–102 m (318–335 ft) |
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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. | |
Bou is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. The village is situated in the greater Orléans area, in a meander of the river Loire, 14km east of Orléans and 9km west of the town of Jargeau. Bou is separated by fields from the villages of Mardié and Chécy, which lie to the north. The village of Bou was traditionally an agricultural area, producing cereal crops and vegetables and a local wine known as Gris-meunier. The inhabitants of Bou are known as Boumiens.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 689 | — |
| 1800 | 586 | −14.9% |
| 1806 | 617 | +5.3% |
| 1821 | 675 | +9.4% |
| 1831 | 674 | −0.1% |
| 1836 | 665 | −1.3% |
| 1841 | 630 | −5.3% |
| 1846 | 617 | −2.1% |
| 1851 | 571 | −7.5% |
| 1856 | 581 | +1.8% |
| 1861 | 512 | −11.9% |
| 1866 | 517 | +1.0% |
| 1872 | 523 | +1.2% |
| 1876 | 516 | −1.3% |
| 1881 | 531 | +2.9% |
| 1886 | 535 | +0.8% |
| 1891 | 505 | −5.6% |
| 1896 | 503 | −0.4% |
| 1901 | 506 | +0.6% |
| 1906 | 505 | −0.2% |
| 1911 | 502 | −0.6% |
| 1921 | 434 | −13.5% |
| 1926 | 452 | +4.1% |
| 1931 | 446 | −1.3% |
| 1936 | 455 | +2.0% |
| 1946 | 431 | −5.3% |
| 1954 | 428 | −0.7% |
| 1962 | 415 | −3.0% |
| 1968 | 499 | +20.2% |
| 1975 | 567 | +13.6% |
| 1982 | 580 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 705 | +21.6% |
| 1999 | 845 | +19.9% |
| 2006 | 911 | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 895 | −1.8% |
See also
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