Trouy

Trouy
The church in Trouy
Coat of arms
Trouy
Location within Centre region Trouy
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Levet
Intercommunality	Bourges Plus
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Valentin Ducrocq
Area1	23.19 km2 (8.95 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	3,836
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18267 / 18570
Elevation	133–174 m (436–571 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Trouy is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of farming and a little light industry, comprising the village, several hamlets and a suburb situated just 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Bourges city centre, at the junction of the D31, D73 and the D107 roads. The A71 autoroute passes through the commune along with the N144 and N142 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	697	—
1968	785	+12.6%
1975	2,132	+171.6%
1982	2,845	+33.4%
1990	2,877	+1.1%
1999	2,980	+3.6%
2008	3,836	+28.7%

Sights

• The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.

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  The mairie

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  The war memorial

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  The well, on the rue du Mai

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  The chateau

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official Trouy website (French)
• Départemental Tourisme Office (French)
• Trouy on the Quid website (French)