Arzon () or ''Arzhon-Rewiz'' in
Breton () is a
commune located at the extremity of the
Rhuys
The Rhuys Peninsula (, ) is located in the ''département'' of Morbihan in the region of Brittany in northwestern France.
Three communes are located on the peninsula:
* Sarzeau, the largest, covering 50% of the area of the peninsula
* Arzon
* ...
peninsula in the
Morbihan
The Morbihan ( , ; ) is a departments of France, department in the administrative region of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Gulf of Morbihan, Morbihan (''small sea'' in Breton ...
department in the
Brittany
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region
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in northwestern
France
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.
Geography
Arzon is said to be the French village with the longest coastal area in France (se
map. Arzon marks the east entrance to the
Gulf of Morbihan
The Gulf of Morbihan (, ; ) is a natural harbour on the coast of the departments of France, department of Morbihan in southern Brittany, France. Its English name is taken from the French language, French version, ''le golfe du Morbihan'', t ...
.
There are two seaside resorts in the commune:
* Port-Navalo (Porzh Noalou ), dating from the nineteenth century
* Le Crouesty (Ar C'hroesti ), in constant development since the 1970s
Several hamlets are located on the territory of the commune: Monteno, Kerners, Béninze, Tumiac, Kerjouanno.
Tourism
Arzon is a popular summer resort. In winter, fall and spring, only two "
gendarmes
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" (French military police) work in Arzon, but in the summer there are far more to cope with the influx of tourists.
Population
Inhabitants of Arzon are called ''Arzonais'' in French.
International relations
Arzon is twinned with
Lahinch
Lahinch or Lehinch ( ''or'' ) is a small town on Liscannor Bay, on the northwest coast of County Clare, Ireland. It lies on the N67 national secondary road, between Milltown Malbay and Ennistymon, roughly by road southwest of Galway and nort ...
,
Ireland
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.
See also
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Communes of the Morbihan department
The following is a list of the 249 Communes of France, communes of the Morbihan Departments of France, department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):
References
External links
Arzon Town HallArzon Tourist OfficeYacht Club Crouesty Arzon*
Communes of Morbihan
Port cities and towns on the French Atlantic coast
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