Azay-le-Ferron

Azay-le-Ferron is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

Azay-le-Ferron
Commune
Chateau
Coat of arms
Location of Azay-le-Ferron
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Coordinates: 46°51′09″N 1°04′12″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Le Blanc
Canton	Le Blanc
Intercommunality	CC Cœur Brenne
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Martine Prault
Area ^1	60.95 km^2 (23.53 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	862
• Density	14/km^2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	36010 /36290
Elevation	77–143 m (253–469 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (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

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,325	—
1968	1,364	+2.9%
1975	1,314	−3.7%
1982	1,146	−12.8%
1990	1,036	−9.6%
1999	991	−4.3%
2009	934	−5.8%
2014	860	−7.9%

See also

• Communes of the Indre department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.