French department
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. There are a total of 101 ...
of
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.
, north-central
France
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. The village is situated in the greater
Orléans
Orléans (,"Orleans" (US) and Jargeau
Jargeau () is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
It lies about south of Paris.
Geography
The town is located in the French natural region of the Loire Valley, the former province of Orleans and the urban area of Orl ...
. 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.
Population
The inhabitants of Bou are known as ''Boumiens'' in French.Loiret habitants.fr
See also
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Communes of the Loiret department
The following is the list of the 325 communes of the Loiret department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Loiret
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