Houat
Island and commune in Brittany, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Island and commune in Brittany, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Houat (Breton: Enez Houad; French: Île d'Houat, French pronunciation: [il dwat]) is a French island off the south coast of Brittany in the department of Morbihan. It is located, along with two other major islands, in the entrance to the Baie de Quiberon. Its "twin sister" island is Hoëdic.
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Île-d'Houat
Enez-Houad | |
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Coordinates: 47°23′25″N 2°57′22″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Morbihan |
Arrondissement | Lorient |
Canton | Quiberon |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Le Fur[1] |
Area 1 | 2.91 km2 (1.12 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 216 |
• Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 56086 /56170 |
Elevation | 0–42 m (0–138 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Administratively, Île-d'Houat is a commune of the Morbihan department.
5 km (3.1 mi) long, 1.5 km (0.93 mi) at the widest. The island is mostly granite cliffs except for a long beach lined with dunes on the eastern coast.
Inhabitants of Île-d'Houat are called Houatais.
Houat is the setting for Iain Pears' 2005 novel The Portrait.
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