Azay-le-Ferron

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

Azay-le-Ferron
Commune
Chateau
Coat of arms
Location of Azay-le-Ferron
Azay-le-Ferron
Azay-le-Ferron
Coordinates: 46°51′09″N 1°04′12″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre
ArrondissementLe Blanc
CantonLe Blanc
IntercommunalityCC Cœur Brenne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christophe Jubert
Area
1
60.95 km2 (23.53 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
867
 • Density14/km2 (37/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.

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.±%
19621,325—    
19681,364+2.9%
19751,314−3.7%
19821,146−12.8%
19901,036−9.6%
1999991−4.3%
2009934−5.8%
2014860−7.9%

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.


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