Thou, Cher
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Bourges |
| Canton | Vailly-sur-Sauldre |
| Intercommunality | Cœur du Pays Fort |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Denis Tabordet |
| Area1 | 9.19 km2 (3.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 78 |
| • Density | 8.5/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18264 / 18260 |
| Elevation | 198–311 m (650–1,020 ft) (avg. 245 m or 804 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. | |
Thou is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
Geography
A small farming village situated on the banks of both the Sauldre and Salereine rivers, about 26 miles (42 km) northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D96 with the D923 road.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 147 | — |
| 1968 | 157 | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 133 | −15.3% |
| 1982 | 109 | −18.0% |
| 1990 | 74 | −32.1% |
| 1999 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 78 | +4.0% |
Sights
- A church dating from the twentieth century.
- A fifteenth-century house.
- A watermill.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thou (Cher). |
- Thou on the Quid website (French)
