Plou is a
Breton language toponym
Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of '' toponyms'' ( proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is the general term for a proper name o ...
element meaning "community" or "parish" (< Latin ''plebs'')
It may also refer to the following places:
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Plou, Aragon
Plou is a municipality located in the Province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 49 inhabitants.
The extinct plant genus ''Ploufolia'' was discovered in and named after the munic ...
, in the
Province of Teruel
Teruel (Catalan: ''Terol'' ) is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain. The capital is Teruel.
It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona, Castellón, Valencia (including its exclave Rincón de Ademuz), Cuenca, Guadalajara, an ...
, Spain
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Plou, Cher
Plou () 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 southwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D1 ...
, France
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