Azay-le-Ferron

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Christophe Jubert^[1]Area60.95 km² (23.53 sq mi)Population852 • Density14/km² (36/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation77–143 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.

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

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.	±% 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]

See also

• Communes of the Indre department

References