Plou, Aragon
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Coordinates: 40°59′31″N 0°51′11″W / 40.992°N 0.853°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Aragon |
Province | Teruel |
Area | |
• Total | 17.33 km2 (6.69 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 43 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Plou is a municipality located in the Province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 49 inhabitants.
The extinct plant genus Ploufolia was discovered in and named after the municipality.[2]
Plou is also a common surname in the small community.[3]
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As of 2021, the town had 50 registered residents but only 24 year-round residents, including two school age children who travel to Montalbán for school. The town declined in the 1960s with the closing a mining railway from Utrillas to Zaragoza, and more emigration to larger cities, mainly Zaragoza and Barcelona.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Investigadores de Zaragoza hallan fósiles de plantas de hace 100 millones de años" [Zaragoza researchers find plant fossils from 100 million years ago]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 2010-06-01.
- ^ Perez, Pedro (24 May 2021). Plou reclama que haya un transporte público para dar servicio a los mayores, Diario de Teruel (in Spanish)