Le Thou
| Le Thou | |
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  Le Thou | |
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Le Thou | |
| Coordinates: 46°05′04″N 0°54′56″W / 46.0844°N 0.9156°WCoordinates: 46°05′04″N 0°54′56″W / 46.0844°N 0.9156°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort |
| Canton | Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Christian Brunier |
| Area1 | 19 km2 (7 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,439 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17447 / 17290 |
| Elevation |
15–48 m (49–157 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 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. | |
Le Thou is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Poitou-Charentes region in southwestern France. The Atlantic Ocean is situated about 10 km to the west.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 720 | — |
| 1968 | 792 | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 844 | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 975 | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 1,024 | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 1,170 | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 1,439 | +23.0% |
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