Arzano (Finistère)
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Quimper | |
| Canton | Quimperlé | |
| Community association | Quimperlé Community | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 54 ′ N , 3 ° 26 ′ W | |
| height | 6-97 m | |
| surface | 34.04 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,387 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 41 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 29300 | |
| INSEE code | 29002 | |
| Website | Arzano | |
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Arzano ( Breton An Arzhanaou ) is a French commune in the Brittany region in the Finistère department .
geography
The place is located in the northwest of France, about 20 kilometers from the Atlantic coast. The nearest towns are Lorient, 18 kilometers south, and Quimperlé (six kilometers west). The rivers Ellé (to the west) and Scorff (to the east) run two kilometers away . At Quimperlé there is the next exit on the expressway E 60 ( Nantes -Brest) and a regional train station .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 1310 | 1206 | 1103 | 1113 | 1224 | 1324 | 1325 | 1390 |
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Community partnerships
There is a community partnership with the German community Hainsfarth in Bavaria .
Attractions
- Ruins of the Château de La Roche-Moysan
- 19th century Château de Kerlarec
- Saint-Laurent church (16th century)
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Arzano (Finistère)
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , pp. 33-38.
Web links
Commons : Arzano - collection of images, videos and audio files
