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. Plou is also a common surname in the small community. 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.
History
A mediados del siglo XIX el lugar tenía contabilizada una población de 372 habitantes. Aparece descrito en el decimotercer volumen del Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar de Pascual Madoz de la siguiente manera:
Monuments
En la localidad hay una iglesia bajo la advocación de la Santa Cruz. En el lugar también se encuentra una ermita bajo la advocación de San Jorge.
Gallery
Festivals
Cada año en el mes de agosto se celebran las fiestas en honor a San Roque, patrón del pueblo.
November 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- August: Cada año en el mes
Town hall
Alcaldía: Fernando Repolles Rodrigo
Web oficial: http://www.plouteruel.com/
Town hall of Plou
Alcaldía: Fernando Repolles Rodrigo Web oficial: http://www.plouteruel.com/
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How to get there
- 🚗 92 km from Zaragoza (about 65 min by car)
- 🚗 94 km from Teruel (about 66 min by car)
- 🚗 164 km from Castellón de la Plana/Castelló de la Plana (about 116 min by car)
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- ✈️ 96 km from Zaragoza airport (about 68 min by car)
- ✈️ 146 km from Castellón airport (about 103 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.3 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Nearest petrol station · 5.6 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Mirador astronómico Muniesa · 4.8 km away
Wall
🏛️ The town hall publishes on this wall. Residents publish their business in Services and their home or job offer in Community, for free.
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News
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Videos
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