Arzon Arzhon-Rewiz | |
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 Location of Arzon | |
  Arzon  Arzon | |
| Coordinates:47°32′55″N2°53′25″W / 47.5486°N 2.8903°W /47.5486; -2.8903 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Vannes |
| Canton | Séné |
| Intercommunality | Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2023–2026) | Frédérique Gauvain[1] |
Area 1 | 8.93 km2 (3.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,272 |
| • Density | 254/km2 (659/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56005 /56640 |
| 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]) orArzhon-Rewiz inBreton (Breton pronunciation:[aʁxɔ̃nrewis]) is acommune located at the extremity of theRhuys peninsula in theMorbihandepartment in theBrittanyregion in northwesternFrance.
Arzon is said to be the French village with the longest coastal area in France (seemap). Arzon marks the east entrance to theGulf 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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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 calledArzonais in French.
Arzon is twinned withLahinch,Ireland.
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