Arzon
Arzon
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Country
Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération
• Mayor (2023–2026)
Frédérique Gauvain[1]
8.93 km2 (3.45 sq mi)
2,269
• Density
250/km2 (660/sq mi)
• Summer (DST)
INSEE/Postal code
Elevation
0–36 m (0–118 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Arzon (French pronunciation: [aʁzɔ̃]) or Arzhon-RewizinBreton (Breton pronunciation: [aʁxɔ̃n rewis]) is a commune located at the extremity of the Rhuys peninsula in the Morbihan department in the Brittany region in northwestern France.
Arzon is said to be the French village with the longest coastal area in France (see map). Arzon marks the east entrance to the Gulf of Morbihan.
There are two seaside resorts in the commune:
Several hamlets are located on the territory of the commune: Monteno, Kerners, Béninze, Tumiac, Kerjouanno.
Arzon is a popular summer resort. In winter, fall and spring, only two "gendarmes" (French military police) work in Arzon, but in the summer there are far more to cope with the influx of tourists.
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1968
1,308
—
1975
1,326
+0.20%
1982
1,476
+1.54%
1990
1,754
+2.18%
1999
2,056
+1.78%
2007
2,173
+0.69%
2012
2,103
−0.65%
2017
2,073
−0.29%
Source: INSEE[3]
Inhabitants of Arzon are called Arzonais in French.
Arzon is twinned with Lahinch, Ireland.
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