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
|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
- Communes of the Manche department
- Château de Pirou
- [http://www.normandythenandnow.com/wild-at-art-in-pirou/ Wild at art] - photo log of the famous graffiti in the abandoned village
References
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{{Commons category|Pirou}}
{{Manche communes}}
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