Laz, Finistère

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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	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Châteaulin
Canton	Châteauneuf-du-Faou
Intercommunality	Haute Cornouaille
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Annick Barré
Area^1	34.44 km^2 (13.30 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	743
• Density	22/km^2 (56/sq mi)
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

See also

• 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

• INSEE

• Mayors of Finistère Association (French);

External links

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