Laz, Finistère

Laz
Laz

The church of Saint-Germain and Saint-Louis, in Laz

Coat of arms

Laz

Location within Brittany region

Laz

Coordinates: 48°08′18″N 3°50′02″W / 48.1383°N 3.8339°WCoordinates: 48°08′18″N 3°50′02″W / 48.1383°N 3.8339°W

Country

Châteauneuf-du-Faou

Haute Cornouaille

Government

• Mayor (2014–2020)

Annick Barré

Area¹

34.44 km² (13.30 sq mi)

Population (2008)²

743

• Density

22/km² (56/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

INSEE/Postal code

29122 / 29520

Elevation

31–295 m (102–968 ft)

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Laz is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Geography

The commune is situated at the heart of a hilly and forest-covered region called the Montagnes Noires (black mountains) which extends for approximately 30 kilometres between the communes of Gourin to the east and Gouezec in the west.

The population of the commune is quite scattered, forming small settlements that could be considered as hamlets. Laz offers exceptional scenic outlooks over the valley of the Odet to the south and the canalized Aulne river and its serene locks to the north.

Economy

Agricultural development was held back by the French revolution and the subsequent royalist revolt, combined with poor soil conditions. The commune started to grow in the middle of the 19th century, when the use of fertiliser and other new techniques allowed the land to be brought into full agricultural use.

Population

Inhabitants of Laz are called in French Laziens.

Historical population of Laz, Finistère
Year	1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856
Population	1280	1383	1133	1291	1358	1429	1404	1555	1433	1242

Year	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906
Population	1251	1250	1201	1209	1238	1245	1203	1313	1389	1412

Year	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975
Population	1464	1383	1384	1370	1290	1211	1115	1025	996	863

Year	1982	1990	1999	2008
Population	786	706	694	843

References

INSEE

Mayors of Finistère Association (French);

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Laz.

Official website (French)
French Ministry of Culture list for Laz (French)
Laz Comité d'Animation (events committee) (French)

Communes of the Finistère department

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