Arzano, Finistère

Arzano An Arzhanaou
Commune
The parish church of Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens, in Arzano
Coat of arms
Location of Arzano
Arzano Arzano
Coordinates: 47°54′07″N 3°26′20″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Quimper
Canton	Quimperlé
Intercommunality	Quimperlé Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Anne Borry
Area 1	34.04 km2 (13.14 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	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 (Template:Lang-br) 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.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1806 1,757 —     1821 1,834 +4.4% 1831 1,873 +2.1% 1836 1,957 +4.5% 1841 1,801 −8.0% 1846 1,917 +6.4% 1851 1,957 +2.1% 1856 1,874 −4.2% 1861 1,862 −0.6% 1866 1,877 +0.8% 1872 1,779 −5.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1876 1,861 +4.6% 1881 1,948 +4.7% 1886 1,952 +0.2% 1891 1,943 −0.5% 1896 1,948 +0.3% 1901 1,851 −5.0% 1906 1,917 +3.6% 1911 1,941 +1.3% 1921 1,738 −10.5% 1926 1,839 +5.8% 1931 1,793 −2.5%

Year Pop. ±% 1936 1,676 −6.5% 1946 1,766 +5.4% 1954 1,524 −13.7% 1962 1,310 −14.0% 1968 1,206 −7.9% 1975 1,103 −8.5% 1982 1,113 +0.9% 1990 1,224 +10.0% 1999 1,324 +8.2% 2008 1,402 +5.9%

Sights

The commune contains the ruins of the Château de La Roche-Moysan, Château de Kerlarec (19th century) and the 16th century Saint-Laurent church.

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department
• Henri Gouzien, sculptor of Arzano War Memorial

References

• INSEE

External links

• French Ministry of Culture list for Arzano (in French)
• Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)