Pirou

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Pirou

|commune status = Commune

|image = Château de Pirou, vue extérieure, tour ronde et tour carrée.jpg

|caption = The chateau

|image coat of arms = Blason Pirou.svg

|arrondissement = Coutances

|canton = Créances

|INSEE = 50403

|postal code = 50770

|mayor = Noëlle Leforestier{{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 =

|coordinates = {{coord|49.1667|-1.5678|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 10

|elevation min m = 0

|elevation max m = 40

|area km2 = 29.11

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

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

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

}}

Pirou ({{IPA|fr|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.

Heraldry

{{Blazon-arms

| img1=Blason Pirou.svg

| legend1=Arms of Pirou

| text=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

References

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{{Commons category|Pirou}}

{{Manche communes}}

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Category:Communes of Manche

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