Troo
Troo | ||
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The road into Trôo | ||
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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region ![]() ![]() Troo | ||
Coordinates: 47°46′40″N 0°47′55″E / 47.7778°N 0.7986°ECoordinates: 47°46′40″N 0°47′55″E / 47.7778°N 0.7986°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire | |
Department | Loir-et-Cher | |
Arrondissement | Vendôme | |
Canton | Montoire-sur-le-Loir | |
Intercommunality | Pays de Ronsard | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Christiane Morin | |
Area1 | 14.19 km2 (5.48 sq mi) | |
Population (1999)2 | 301 | |
• Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Trôo is a commune of the Loir-et-Cher department in central France.
The village, which is partly troglodytic, 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.
Miscellaneous
Trôo has a number of British residents and features in the poetry of Geoffrey Grigson.
See also
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