Houat
| Île-d'Houat Enez-Houad | ||
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The harbour in Houat | ||
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  Île-d'Houat | ||
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Location within Brittany region  Île-d'Houat | ||
| Coordinates: 47°23′25″N 2°57′22″W / 47.3903°N 2.9561°WCoordinates: 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 (2008—2014) | Joseph Le Gurun | |
| Area1 | 2.91 km2 (1.12 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 335 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56086 / 56170 | |
| Elevation |
0–42 m (0–138 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Houat (Enez Houad in Breton) 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.
Administratively, Île-d'Houat is a commune of the Morbihan department.
Geography
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.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Île-d'Houat are called Houatais.
Miscellaneous
Houat is the setting for Iain Pears' 2005 novel The Portrait.
See also
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Houat. |
- Getting there (in French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Île-d'Houat (French)
- Map of Île-d'Houat on Michelin (English)
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