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Plou, Cher

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Cher

Population (2011)
  
502

Local time
  
Wednesday 3:59 AM

Region
  
Centre-Val de Loire

Canton
  
Chârost

Area
  
33.21 km²

Arrondissement
  
Bourges

Plou, Cher

Intercommunality
  
Fercher - Pays florentais

Weather
  
3°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 93% Humidity

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

Contents

Map of 18290 Plou, 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.

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

    Plou, Cher Wikipedia
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