Bou, Loiret
Bou | |
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 Church of Saint George | |
 Location of Bou | |
  Bou Location within France  Bou Location within Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Coordinates: 47°52′27″N 2°02′54″E / 47.8742°N 2.0483°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Loiret |
| Arrondissement | Orléans |
| Canton | Saint-Jean-de-Braye |
| Intercommunality | Orléans Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bruno Coeur[1] |
Area 1 | 6.29 km2 (2.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,036 |
| • Density | 165/km2 (427/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 45043 /45430 |
| Elevation | 97–102 m (318–335 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bou (French pronunciation: [bu]) is a commune in the French department of Loiret, north-central France. The village is situated in the greater Orléans area, in a meander of the river Loire, 14 km east of Orléans and 9 km west of the town of Jargeau. Bou is separated by fields from the villages of Mardié and Chécy, which lie to the north. The village of Bou was traditionally an agricultural area, producing cereal crops and vegetables and a local wine known as Gris-meunier.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 499 | — |
| 1975 | 567 | +1.84% |
| 1982 | 580 | +0.32% |
| 1990 | 705 | +2.47% |
| 1999 | 846 | +2.05% |
| 2007 | 906 | +0.86% |
| 2012 | 906 | +0.00% |
| 2017 | 958 | +1.12% |
| 2023 | 1,036 | +1.31% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
The inhabitants of Bou are known as Boumiens in French.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ Loiret, habitants.fr
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