Le Thou | |
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Commune | |
Coordinates: 46°05′04″N 0°54′56″W / 46.0844°N 0.9156°WCoordinates: 46°05′04″N 0°54′56″W / 46.0844°N 0.9156°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Charente-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Rochefort |
Canton | Surgères |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Christian Brunier |
Area1 | 19 km2 (7 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 1,439 |
• Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 17447 /17290 |
Elevation | 15–48 m (49–157 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Le Thou is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. The Atlantic Ocean is situated about 10 km to the west.