Pirou

Commune in Normandy, France

Pirou
Commune
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Coordinates: 49°10′00′′N 1°34′04′′W / 49.1667°N 1.5678°W / 49.1667; -1.5678
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Coutances
Canton	Créances
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Noëlle Leforestier^[1]
Area ¹	29.11 km² (11.24 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	1,486
• Density	51/km² (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	50403 /50770
Elevation	0–40 m (0–131 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pirou (French pronunciation: [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.