Azay-le-Ferron

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Azay-le-Ferron
Commune
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Coordinates: 46°51′09″N1°04′12″E / 46.8525°N 1.07°E / 46.8525; 1.07
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Indre
Arrondissement Le Blanc
Canton Le Blanc
Intercommunality CC Cœur Brenne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christophe Jubert [1]
Area
1
60.95 km2 (23.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
852
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
36010 /36290
Elevation77–143 m (253–469 ft)
(avg. 102 m or 335 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Azay-le-Ferron (French pronunciation: [azɛləfɛʁɔ̃] ) is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

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It is situated in the parc naturel régional de la Brenne, spanning parts of the historic province of Berry and Touraine. Azay-Le-Ferron takes its name from ironworks, from which iron was extracted as late as the nineteenth century, and a deformation of aqua, "water".

The Château d'Azay-le-Ferron, upon which the ancient commune depended, ranges from fifteenth century construction—the round tower—to eighteenth century, harmonized by the warm stone of which it is built and the blue-gray slates of its various roofs. The ancestral seat of the family Hersent Luzarche, bequeathed to the city of Tours in 1951, now houses a collection of furniture, both of the French Renaissance and in Empire style. It is surrounded by a series of parterre gardens, some with clipped topiary, and a landscaped park.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,364—    
1975 1,314−0.53%
1982 1,146−1.94%
1990 1,036−1.25%
1999 991−0.49%
2009 934−0.59%
2014 860−1.64%
2020 870+0.19%
Source: INSEE [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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