Arzano, Finistère
Appearance
Arzano
An Arzhanaou | |
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![]() The parish church of Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens, in Arzano | |
Coordinates: 47°54′07″N 3°26′20″W / 47.9019°N 3.4389°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Finistère |
Arrondissement | Quimper |
Canton | Quimperlé |
Intercommunality | CA Quimperlé Communauté |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Anne Borry[1] |
Area 1 | 34.04 km2 (13.14 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,419 |
• Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 29002 /29300 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Arzano (French pronunciation: [aʁzano]; Breton: An Arzhanaou) is a commune in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. It lies on the D22 road.
Population
[edit]Inhabitants of Arzano are called Arzanois.
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2020)[4] |
Geography
[edit]The village centre is located 9 km (5.6 mi) northeast of Quimperlé. Arzano belongs historically to Vannetais. The river Ellé forms the commune's western border and the river Scorff forms the commune's eastern border.
Map
[edit]Sights
[edit]The commune contains the ruins of the Château de La Roche-Moysan, Château de Kerlarec (19th century)[5] and the 16th century Saint-Laurent church.
See also
[edit]- Communes of the Finistère department
- Henri Gouzien, sculptor of Arzano War Memorial
References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Arzano, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ www.chateau-de-kerlarec.com
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arzano (Finistère).
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Finistère Association Archived 2021-03-18 at the Wayback Machine (in French)