Île-d'Arz
Commune in Brittany, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Austrian military leader of World War I, see Arthur Arz von Straussenburg.
Île-d'Arz (French pronunciation: [il daʁ]; Breton: An Arzh, pronounced [ãnars]) is an archipelago of nine islands and a commune in the Morbihan department, Brittany,[3] northwestern France, only 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) to the southwest of Vannes.
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Île-d'Arz
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Coordinates: 47°35′27″N 2°48′05″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Morbihan |
Arrondissement | Vannes |
Canton | Vannes-2 |
Intercommunality | Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean Loiseau[1] |
Area 1 | 3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 287 |
• Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 56088 /56840 |
Elevation | 0–17 m (0–56 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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It is located in the Gulf of Morbihan. Île d'Arz and Île-aux-Moines are the only two islands of the gulf that are also communes.