Thou () is a
commune in the
Loiret
Loiret (; ) is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France. It takes its name from the river Loiret, which is contained wholly within the department. In 2019, Loiret had a population of 680,434. department
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of the
Centre-Val de Loire
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region in north-central
France
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.
Architecture
Despite its size, Thou features many castles of various centuries:
* Le château de la Chaise
* Le château de Linière
* Le château de Thou
* Le château du Puys
Economy
As a rural commune, Thou is strongly agricultural with cattle and poultry farming and cereal crops. There is also a hôtel-restaurant, a garage and most importantly a local metalwork industry, Thou Industrie / Beaulieu Industrie.
See also
*
Communes of the Loiret department
References
Communes of Loiret
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