Trouy

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Trouy

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Trouy
Coordinates: 47°00′40″N 2°21′30″E / 47.0111°N 2.3583°E / 47.0111; 2.3583Coordinates: 47°00′40″N 2°21′30″E / 47.0111°N 2.3583°E / 47.0111; 2.3583
Country France
Region Centre
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Levet
Intercommunality Bourges Plus
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Valentin Ducrocq
Area
 • Land1 23.19 km2 (8.95 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 3,836
 • Population2 Density 170/km2 (430/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 18267 / 18570
Elevation 133–174 m (436–571 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.

Trouy is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of farming and a little light industry, comprising the village, several hamlets and a suburb situated just 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Bourges city centre, at the junction of the D31, D73 and the D107 roads. The A71 autoroute passes through the commune along with the N144 and N142 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 697—    
1968 785+12.6%
1975 2,132+171.6%
1982 2,845+33.4%
1990 2,877+1.1%
1999 2,980+3.6%
2008 3,836+28.7%

Sights

  • The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.

  • The mairie

  • The war memorial

  • The well, on the rue du Mai

  • The chateau

See also

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