Bou, Loiret

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Bou

|commune status = Commune

|image = Bou église Saint-Georges 1.jpg

|caption = Church of Saint George

|arrondissement = Orléans

|canton = Saint-Jean-de-Braye

|INSEE = 45043

|postal code = 45430

|mayor = Bruno Coeur{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Orléans Métropole

|coordinates = {{coord|47.8742|2.0483|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation min m = 97

|elevation max m = 102

|area km2 = 6.29

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

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Bou ({{IPA|fr|bu}}) is a commune in the French department of Loiret, north-central France. The village is situated in the greater Orléans area, in a meander of the river Loire, 14 km east of Orléans and 9 km west of the town of Jargeau. Bou is separated by fields from the villages of Mardié and Chécy, which lie to the north. The village of Bou was traditionally an agricultural area, producing cereal crops and vegetables and a local wine known as Gris-meunier.