Bou, Loiret

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.

Bou
Commune
Church of Saint George
Location of Bou
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Coordinates: 47°52′27″N 2°02′54″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  (2022)[2]	1,019
• 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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	499	—
1975	567	+1.84%
1982	580	+0.32%
1990	705	+2.47%
1999	846	+2.05%
2009	895	+0.56%
2014	902	+0.16%
2020	1,013	+1.95%
Source: INSEE[3]

The inhabitants of Bou are known as Boumiens in French.^[4]

See also

• Communes of the Loiret department