Bou | |
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 Church of Saint George | |
Location of Bou  | |
  Bou  Bou | |
| 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 (2021)[2] | 1,011 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/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.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.