Pirou

Pirou (French pronunciation: [piʁu]) 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.

Pirou
Commune
The chateau
Coat of arms
Location of Pirou
Pirou Show map of France Pirou Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 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 km^2 (11.24 sq mi)
Population  (2021)^[2]	1,458
• Density	50/km^2 (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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Heraldry

Arms of Pirou

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

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

 

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