Thou, Loiret

Thou
The town hall in Thou
Thou
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Thou
Coordinates: 47°34′51″N 2°54′40″E / 47.5808°N 2.9111°ECoordinates: 47°34′51″N 2°54′40″E / 47.5808°N 2.9111°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loiret
Arrondissement	Montargis
Canton	Briare
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Canton de Briare
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jean-Claude Montagne
Area^1	15.16 km^2 (5.85 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	240
• Density	16/km^2 (41/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	45323 / 45420
Elevation	143–196 m (469–643 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 Loiret department of the Centre region in north-central France.

Architecture

Despite its size, Thou features many castles of various centuries:

• Le château de la Chaise
• Le château de Linière
• Le château de Thou
• Le château du Puys

Economy

As a rural commune, Thou is strongly agricultural with cattle and poultry farming and cereal crops. There is also a hôtel-restaurant, a garage and most importantly a local metalwork industry, Thou Industrie / Beaulieu Industrie.

See also

• Communes of the Loiret department