Troo
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The road into Trôo | ||
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Location within Centre region  Troo | ||
| Coordinates: 47°46′40″N 0°47′55″E / 47.7778°N 0.7986°ECoordinates: 47°46′40″N 0°47′55″E / 47.7778°N 0.7986°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Vendôme | |
| Canton | Montoire-sur-le-Loir | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Ronsard | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Christiane Morin | |
| Area1 | 14.19 km2 (5.48 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 301 | |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 41265 / 41800 | |
| Elevation |
58–154 m (190–505 ft) (avg. 83 m or 272 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. | ||
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Trôo is a commune of the Loir-et-Cher department in central France.
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.
Miscellaneous
Trôo has a number of British residents and features in the poetry of Geoffrey Grigson.
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trôo. |
