This article needs additional citations for verification. (August 2018) |
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.
Île-d'Houat
Enez-Houad | |
|---|---|
.JPG) The harbour in Houat | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Île-d'Houat  | |
  Île-d'Houat  Île-d'Houat | |
| Coordinates: 47°23′25″N 2°57′22″W / 47.3903°N 2.9561°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.
Geography
edit5 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.
Demographics
editInhabitants of Île-d'Houat are called Houatais.
Miscellaneous
editHouat is the setting for Iain Pears' 2005 novel The Portrait.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links
edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Île-d'Houat.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
 | This Morbihan geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |