Thou is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Loiret

Loiret

Loiret is a department in north-central FranceThe department is named after the river Loiret, a tributary of the Loire. The Loiret is located wholly within the department.- History :...

 department of the Centre region in north-central France

France

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Architecture

Despite its size, Thou features many castles of various centuries:

• Le château de la Chaise
• Le château de Linière
• Le château de Thou
• Le château du Puys

Economy

As a rural commune, Thou is strongly agriculural with cattle and poultry farming and cereal crops. There is also a hôtel-restaurant, a garage and most importantly a local metalwork industry, Thou Industrie / Beaulieu Industrie.