Coordinates: 46°51′09″N 1°04′12″E / 46.8525°N 1.07°E
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Commune of Azay-le-Ferron |
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  Azay-le-Ferron
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Indre |
| Arrondissement | Le Blanc |
| Canton | Mézières-en-Brenne |
| Intercommunality | Cœur de Brenne |
| Mayor | Marie-Noëlle Ledoux (2005–2008) |
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| Elevation | 77–143 m (250–470 ft) (avg. 102 m/330 ft) |
| Land area1 | 60.95 km2 (23.53 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,016 (2003) |
| - Density | 17 /km2 (44 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 36010/ 36290 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Azay-le-Ferron 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 pays 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.
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