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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 / 46.8525°N 1.07°E / 46.8525; 1.07
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Indre
Arrondissement	Le Blanc
Canton	Le Blanc
Intercommunality	CC Cœur Brenne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christophe Jubert^[1]
Area ¹	60.95 km² (23.53 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	852
• Density	14/km² (36/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 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]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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