Arzano, Finistère
Arzano
An Arzhanaou | |
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.jpg) The parish church of Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens, in Arzano | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Arzano  | |
  Arzano  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
Inhabitants of Arzano are called Arzanois.
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Geography
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
Sights
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
- Communes of the Finistère department
- Henri Gouzien, sculptor of Arzano War Memorial
References
- ^ "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
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)
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