Blou, Maine-et-Loire

Blou is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.

Blou
Commune
Location of Blou
Blou Blou
Coordinates: 47°21′47″N 0°02′10″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Saumur
Canton	Longué-Jumelles
Intercommunality	CA Saumur Val de Loire
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Marie Seyeux
Area ^1	21.46 km^2 (8.29 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	994
• Density	46/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	49030 /49160
Elevation	23–111 m (75–364 ft) (avg. 67 m or 220 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	995	—
1800	937	−5.8%
1806	1,018	+8.6%
1821	1,036	+1.8%
1831	1,110	+7.1%
1836	1,083	−2.4%
1841	1,054	−2.7%
1846	1,042	−1.1%
1851	1,061	+1.8%
1856	1,045	−1.5%
1861	1,087	+4.0%
1866	1,039	−4.4%
1872	1,030	−0.9%
1876	1,065	+3.4%
1881	1,050	−1.4%
1886	1,069	+1.8%
1891	1,089	+1.9%
1896	1,086	−0.3%
1901	1,035	−4.7%
1906	1,041	+0.6%
1911	1,006	−3.4%
1921	985	−2.1%
1926	918	−6.8%
1931	927	+1.0%
1936	940	+1.4%
1946	949	+1.0%
1954	998	+5.2%
1962	902	−9.6%
1968	867	−3.9%
1975	823	−5.1%
1982	799	−2.9%
1990	752	−5.9%
1999	825	+9.7%
2005	939	+13.8%
2006	946	+0.7%
2009	1,010	+6.8%

See also

• Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.