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Laz, Finistère

Field	Value
name	Laz
native name	Laz
commune status	Commune
image	Laz.jpg
caption	The church of Saint-Germain and Saint-Louis, in Laz
image coat of arms	Blason ville fr Laz (Finistère).svg
coordinates
INSEE	29122
postal code	29520
arrondissement	Châteaulin
canton	Briec
mayor	Annick Barré
term	2020–2026
intercommunality	Haute Cornouaille
elevation min m	31
elevation max m	295
area km2	34.44
population
population date
population footnotes

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Laz (Finistère).svg

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

Map

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.

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References

(2 December 2020). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires".
{{Cassini-Ehess. 19062. Laz
[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-29122#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

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