Pirou

Pirou
Commune
The chateau
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 49°10′00″N 1°34′04″W / 49.1667°N 1.5678°W / 49.1667; -1.5678Coordinates: 49°10′00″N 1°34′04″W / 49.1667°N 1.5678°W / 49.1667; -1.5678
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Coutances
Canton	Créances
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Noëlle Leforestier[1]
Area 1	29.11 km2 (11.24 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	1,432
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	50403 /50770
Elevation	0–40 m (0–131 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pirou is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. It is around 50 km south of Cherbourg and 90 km west of Caen. The inhabitants are called Pirouais.

Heraldry[]

The arms of Pirou are blazoned: Vert, a bend cotissed argent. These arms are borrowed from the de Pirou family (extinct), former lords of Pirou.

See also[]

• Communes of the Manche department
• Château de Pirou
• Wild at art - photo log of the famous graffiti in the abandoned village

References[]

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