Plou, Cher Explained
| Plou |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Bourges |
| Canton: | Chârost |
| Insee: | 18181 |
| Postal Code: | 18290 |
| Mayor: | Fabrice Chabance[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Fercher - Pays florentais |
| Coordinates: | 47.0153°N 2.1556°W |
| Elevation M: | 152 |
| Elevation Min M: | 122 |
| Elevation Max M: | 161 |
| Area Km2: | 33.21 |
Plou (in French pronounced as /plu/) is a commune in the Cher département in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Geography
An area of farming and forestry comprising a small village and several hamlets situated some 13miles southwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D190, D114 and the D16e roads.
Population
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.
Notable people
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
