Troo

Troo
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Troo
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Coordinates: 47°46′40″N0°47′55″E / 47.7778°N 0.7986°E / 47.7778; 0.7986 Coordinates: 47°46′40″N0°47′55″E / 47.7778°N 0.7986°E / 47.7778; 0.7986
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Vendôme
Canton	Montoire-sur-le-Loir
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Nexon [1]
Area 1	14.19 km2 (5.48 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019) [2]	285
• Density	20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	41265 /41800
Elevation	58–154 m (190–505 ft) (avg. 83 m or 272 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Troo (French pronunciation: ​ [tʁo] ; also: Trôo) is a commune of the Loir-et-Cher department in central France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 119 —     1806 1,050 +782.4% 1821 931 −11.3% 1831 998 +7.2% 1841 913 −8.5% 1851 941 +3.1% 1861 855 −9.1% 1872 800 −6.4% 1881 783 −2.1% 1891 793 +1.3% 1901 756 −4.7% 1911 737 −2.5%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 669 −9.2% 1931 639 −4.5% 1946 602 −5.8% 1954 543 −9.8% 1962 549 +1.1% 1968 433 −21.1% 1975 428 −1.2% 1982 337 −21.3% 1990 320 −5.0% 1999 301 −5.9% 2006 323 +7.3% 2015 308 −4.6%

Sights

The village, which is partly troglodytic, consisting of cave-dwellings, is dominated by the collégiale or Saint Martin's church. It overlooks the small church of Saint-Jacques-des-Guérets, known for its Romanesque wall paintings.

See also

• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.

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