Le Thou

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Le Thou
Commune
The church in Le Thou
Location of Le Thou
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Coordinates: 46°05′04″N 0°54′56″W / 46.0844°N 0.9156°W / 46.0844; -0.9156
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rochefort
Canton	Surgères
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Brunier[1]
Area 1	19 km2 (7 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,052
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17447 /17290
Elevation	15–48 m (49–157 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Thou (French pronunciation: [lə tu]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. The Atlantic Ocean is situated about 10 km to the west.