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Visit Plou: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Plou is situated in the Cher department (Loire Valley region) in the center of France at 21 km from Bourges, the department capital. (General information: Plou is 203 km from Paris and 436 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Mehun-sur-Yevre at 14 km from Plou
Popular places to visit near Plou: these include Mehun-sur-Yevre at 14 km and Bourges at 21 km.
Mehun-sur-Yevre is a listed 'recommended detour' at 14km and Issoudun is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 14km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Plou, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Plou
See France This Way travel guides for Cher and Loire Valley (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Plou.
Note that all distances from Plou shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Plou holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Plou (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in France and Cher gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Plou and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Les Prés Fichaux (21km) : Jardin du château de Bouges (35km) : Jardins du prieuré Notre-Dame-d'Orsan (44km) : Jardin du domaine de George Sand (46km) : Les jardins artistiques de Drulon (46km) :
- National Monuments: Bourges Cathedral (21km) : Palace Jacques Coeur (21km) : Bouges-le-Chateau Castle (35km) : George Sand House (47km) :
- Religious monuments: St Aignan de Brinay (Brinay) (16km) : Cathédrale Saint Etienne (Bourges) (21km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Plaimpied-Givaudins) (25km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Ineuil) (31km) : Collegiale Saint Etienne (Dun-sur-Auron) (37km) : Abbaye de La Celle (La Celle) (38km) : Eglise de Saint André (Jussy-Champagne) (39km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Noirlac et Saint Etienne Prieuré (Bruere-Allichamps) (40km) : Eglise de Saint Germain (Blet) (48km) : Eglise de Saint-Georges (Saint-Jeanvrin) (49km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Issoudun (14km) : Chateauroux (42km) : Saint-Amand-Montrond (44km) : Veuil (47km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Bourges (21km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Mehun-sur-Yevre (14km) : Valencay (45km) :
Map of places to visit near Plou & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Plou
Canton: Chârost
Arrondissement: Bourges
Department: Cher
Region: Loire Valley
Postcode: 18290
Distance to Plou
from Bourges: 21 km
from Paris: 203 km
from Calais: 436 km
from Nice: 546 km
from Bordeaux: 322 km
from Strasbourg: 453 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 7 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Plou): Charost, Lazenay, Limeux, Migny, Poisieux, Saint-Georges-sur-Arnon and Sainte-Thorette.
Getting here
Cher is in the center of France. Most visitors fly into Paris and rent a car or drive from one of the channel ports such as Caen or Le Havre, a drive af about 2-3 hours. For driving distances to Plou from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Plou