Plou, Cher

Plou
The church in Plou
Plou
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Plou
Coordinates: 47°00′55″N 2°09′20″E / 47.0153°N 2.1556°ECoordinates: 47°00′55″N 2°09′20″E / 47.0153°N 2.1556°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Chârost
Intercommunality	Fercher - Pays florentais
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Fabrice Chabance
Area^1	33.21 km^2 (12.82 sq mi)
Population (2011)^2	502
• Density	15/km^2 (39/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18181 / 18290
Elevation	122–161 m (400–528 ft) (avg. 152 m or 499 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.

Plou is a commune in the Cher département in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of farming and forestry comprising a small village and several hamlets situated some 13 miles (21 km) southwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D190, D114 and the D16e roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	364	—
1968	421	+15.7%
1975	469	+11.4%
1982	410	−12.6%
1990	436	+6.3%
1999	436	+0.0%
2008	459	+5.3%

Sights

• The church of St. Pierre, originally from the 11th century, was partly reconstructed after the English occupation during the Hundred Years' War. The interior wooden vaults date from the 11th century.
• The ruins of a 14th-century castle, the Château de Font-Moreau.
• The château of Castelnau at Brouillamnon was originally a wooden castle, rebuilt in stone around 1100. It was transformed into a Renaissance home in 1541. In its present form, it dates from the 18th century.

Personalities

• Théophile Marion Dumersan, dramatist, was born here on 4 January 1780.

References

• INSEE

External links

• Plou on the Quid website (French)