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Plou, Aragon is located in Spain
Plou, Aragon
Plou, Aragon
Location in Spain
Country Spain
Autonomous community Aragon
Province Teruel
Area
 • Total 17.33 km2 (6.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • 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.

Plou is also a common surname in the small community.

Iglesia de la Santa Cruz, Plou, Teruel, España, 2017-01-04, DD 94
Church of Santa Cruz, Plou

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.

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