Plou, Cher

Plou
Commune
The church in Plou
Location of Plou
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Coordinates: 47°00′55″N 2°09′20″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Chârost
Intercommunality	CC FerCher
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Fabrice Chabance[1]
Area ^1	33.21 km^2 (12.82 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	539
• Density	16/km^2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Plou (French pronunciation: [plu]) is a commune in the Cher département in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France about 13 miles (21 km) southwest of Bourges.

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%

Notable people

• Louis Béchereau (1880–1970), aeronautical engineer
• Théophile Marion Dumersan (1780–1849), writer and numismatist

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.