Azay-le-Ferron

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Azay-le-Ferron

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

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Coordinates: 46°51′09″N 1°04′12″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre
ArrondissementLe Blanc
CantonLe Blanc
IntercommunalityCC Cœur Brenne
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Christophe Jubert[1]
Area
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60.95 km2 (23.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
835
  Density14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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.
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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 constructionthe round towerto 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.

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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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