Azay-le-Ferron | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Azay-le-Ferron (Indre).svg |
Arrondissement: | Le Blanc |
Canton: | Le Blanc |
Insee: | 36010 |
Postal Code: | 36290 |
Mayor: | Christophe Jubert[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CC Cœur Brenne |
Coordinates: | 46.8525°N 1.07°W |
Elevation M: | 102 |
Elevation Min M: | 77 |
Elevation Max M: | 143 |
Area Km2: | 60.95 |
Azay-le-Ferron (in French pronounced as /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.