Barrou

Barrou
region	Center-Val de Loire
Department	Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Loches
Canton	Descartes
Community association	Loches Sud Touraine
Coordinates	46 ° 52 ' N , 0 ° 46' E Coordinates: 46 ° 52 ' N , 0 ° 46' E
height	47-146 m
surface	30.71 km 2
Residents	470 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	15 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	37350
INSEE code	37019

Barrou is a French commune of 470 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Indre-et-Loire in the region of Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Loches and the Canton of Descartes .

geography

Barrou lies on a loop of the Creuse river , about 20 kilometers east of Châtellerault and 60 kilometers south of Tours . The terrain in the municipal area of 30.71 km² gradually rises from the Creusetal in a north-easterly direction and reaches the highest point on a forest-covered plateau ( Bois des Cours ) at 146 m above sea level. Neighboring communities of Barrou are Abilly in the north, Le Grand-Pressigny in the northeast, Chaumussay in the east, Chambon in the southeast, Lésigny in the south and La Guerche in the northwest.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2009	2017
Residents	620	626	577	551	511	482	487	470

Attractions

Ruins of the former Commandery Epinat of the Knights Templar from the early 14th century. Around 1600 the commandery was given up. Some extensions on the monastery grounds date from the 17th century.
Tower of the Courtis Castle ( Le château des Courtis ) from 1698 - it was a fiefdom of the Barony of Preuilly-sur-Claise .
Church of St. Mauritius ( Église Saint-Maurice ) (18th / 19th century; reconstructed in 1926)

literature

Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Indre-et-Loire. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-115-5 , pp. 531-533.

Web links

Commons : Barrou - collection of images, videos and audio files