Plou, Cher
Encyclopedia
Plou is a commune
in the Cher department in the Centre region
of France
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comprising a small village and several hamlets situated some 13 miles (20.9 km) southwest of Bourges
, at the junction of the D190, D114 and the D16e roads.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Cher department in the Centre region
Régions of France
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of France
France
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Geography
An area of farming and forestryForestry
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comprising a small village and several hamlets situated some 13 miles (20.9 km) southwest of Bourges
Bourges
Bourges is a city in central France on the Yèvre river. It is the capital of the department of Cher and also was the capital of the former province of Berry.-History:...
, at the junction of the D190, D114 and the D16e roads.
Population
Places of interest
- The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twentieth century.
- The ruins of a fifteenth century castle at Font-Moreau.
- The Château de Castelnau at Brouillamnon dating from the fifteenth century.