Laz, Finistère

Commune in Brittany, France

Laz

Laz

Commune

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

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Coordinates: 48°08′18″N 3°50′02″W﻿ / ﻿48.1383°N 3.8339°W﻿ / 48.1383; -3.8339
Country| France
Region| Brittany
Department| Finistère
Arrondissement| Châteaulin
Canton| Briec
Intercommunality| Haute Cornouaille
Government

• Mayor (2020–2026) | Annick Barré[1]

Area

| 34.44 km2 (13.30 sq mi)
Population

(2022)[2]

| 684
• Density| 20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Laz (French pronunciation: [laz]) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

## Geography

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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 outlooks over the valley of the Odet to the south and the canalized Aulne river and its locks to the north.

## Map

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Topographic map

## Economy

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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

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Inhabitants of Laz are called in French Laziens.

Historical population| Year| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1793 | 1,280| —
1800 | 1,383| +1.11%
1806 | 1,133| −3.27%
1821 | 1,291| +0.87%
1831 | 1,358| +0.51%
1836 | 1,429| +1.02%
1841 | 1,404| −0.35%
1846 | 1,555| +2.06%
1851 | 1,433| −1.62%
1856 | 1,242| −2.82%
1861 | 1,251| +0.14%
1866 | 1,250| −0.02%
1872 | 1,201| −0.66%
1876 | 1,209| +0.17%
1881 | 1,238| +0.48%
1886 | 1,245| +0.11%
1891 | 1,203| −0.68%
1896 | 1,313| +1.77%
| Year| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1901 | 1,389| +1.13%
1906 | 1,412| +0.33%
1911 | 1,464| +0.73%
1921 | 1,383| −0.57%
1926 | 1,384| +0.01%
1931 | 1,370| −0.20%
1936 | 1,290| −1.20%
1946 | 1,211| −0.63%
1954 | 1,115| −1.03%
1962 | 1,025| −1.05%
1968 | 996| −0.48%
1975 | 863| −2.03%
1982 | 786| −1.33%
1990 | 706| −1.33%
1999 | 694| −0.19%
2007 | 767| +1.26%
2012 | 685| −2.24%
2017 | 661| −0.71%

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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

## See also

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* Communes of the Finistère department
* Listing of the works of the atelier of the Maître de Tronoën
* Listing of the works of the Maître de Laz

## References

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1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Laz, EHESS (in French).
4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Laz.

* Official website (in French)
* Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
* Laz Comité d'Animation (events committee) (in French)
* Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)

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* Audierne
* Bannalec
* Baye
* Bénodet
* Berrien
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* Bodilis
* Bohars
* Bolazec
* Botmeur
* Botsorhel
* Bourg-Blanc
* Brasparts
* Brélès
* Brennilis
* Brestsubpr
* Briec
* Camaret-sur-Mer
* Carantec
* Carhaix-Plouguer
* Cast
* Châteaulinsubpr
* Châteauneuf-du-Faou
* Cléden-Cap-Sizun
* Cléden-Poher
* Cléder
* Clohars-Carnoët
* Clohars-Fouesnant
* Le Cloître-Pleyben
* Le Cloître-Saint-Thégonnec
* Coat-Méal
* Collorec
* Combrit
* Commana
* Concarneau
* Confort-Meilars
* Le Conquet
* Coray
* Crozon
* Daoulas
* Dinéault
* Dirinon
* Douarnenez
* Le Drennec
* Edern
* Elliant
* Ergué-Gabéric
* Le Faou
* La Feuillée
* Le Folgoët
* La Forest-Landerneau
* La Forêt-Fouesnant
* Fouesnant
* Garlan
* Gouesnac'h
* Gouesnou
* Gouézec
* Goulien
* Goulven
* Gourlizon
* Guengat
* Guerlesquin
* Guiclan
* Guilers
* Guiler-sur-Goyen
* Guilligomarc'h
* Guilvinec
* Guimaëc
* Guimiliau
* Guipavas
* Guissény
* Hanvec
* Henvic
* Hôpital-Camfrout
* Huelgoat
* Île de Batz
* Île de Sein
* Île-Tudy
* Irvillac
* Le Juch
* Kergloff
* Kerlaz
* Kerlouan
* Kernilis
* Kernouës
* Kersaint-Plabennec
* Lampaul-Guimiliau
* Lampaul-Plouarzel
* Lampaul-Ploudalmézeau
* Lanarvily
* Landéda
* Landeleau
* Landerneau
* Landévennec
* Landivisiau
* Landrévarzec
* Landudal
* Landudec
* Landunvez
* Langolen
* Lanhouarneau
* Lanildut
* Lanmeur
* Lannéanou
* Lannédern
* Lanneuffret
* Lannilis
* Lanrivoaré
* Lanvéoc
* Laz
* Lennon
* Lesneven
* Leuhan
* Loc-Brévalaire
* Loc-Eguiner
* Locmaria-Plouzané
* Locmélar
* Locquénolé
* Locquirec
* Locronan
* Loctudy
* Locunolé
* Logonna-Daoulas
* Lopérec
* Loperhet
* Loqueffret
* Lothey
* Mahalon
* La Martyre
* Melgven
* Mellac
* Mespaul
* Milizac-Guipronvel
* Moëlan-sur-Mer
* Molène
* Morlaixsubpr
* Motreff
* Névez
* Ouessant
* Pencran
* Penmarch
* Peumerit
* Plabennec
* Pleuven
* Pleyben
* Pleyber-Christ
* Plobannalec-Lesconil
* Ploéven
* Plogastel-Saint-Germain
* Plogoff
* Plogonnec
* Plomelin
* Plomeur
* Plomodiern
* Plonéis
* Plonéour-Lanvern
* Plonévez-du-Faou
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* Plouarzel
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* Ploudaniel
* Ploudiry
* Plouédern
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* Plouégat-Moysan
* Plouénan
* Plouescat
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* Plougar
* Plougasnou
* Plougastel-Daoulas
* Plougonvelin
* Plougonven
* Plougoulm
* Plougourvest
* Plouguerneau
* Plouguin
* Plouhinec
* Plouider
* Plouigneau
* Ploumoguer
* Plounéour-Brignogan-Plages
* Plounéour-Ménez
* Plounéventer
* Plounévézel
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* Plourin
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* Plouvien
* Plouvorn
* Plouyé
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* Plouzévédé
* Plovan
* Plozévet
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* Pont-Croix
* Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch
* Pont-l'Abbé
* Porspoder
* Port-Launay
* Pouldergat
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* Poullan-sur-Mer
* Poullaouen
* Primelin
* Quéménéven
* Querrien
* Quimperpref
* Quimperlé
* Rédené
* Le Relecq-Kerhuon
* Riec-sur-Bélon
* La Roche-Maurice
* Roscanvel
* Roscoff
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* Saint-Derrien
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* Saint-Jean-Trolimon
* Saint-Martin-des-Champs
* Saint-Méen
* Saint-Nic
* Saint-Pabu
* Saint-Pol-de-Léon
* Saint-Renan
* Saint-Rivoal
* Saint-Sauveur
* Saint-Ségal
* Saint-Servais
* Saint-Thégonnec Loc-Eguiner
* Saint-Thois
* Saint-Thonan
* Saint-Thurien
* Saint-Urbain
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* Tréogat
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* Trézilidé

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