Houat

Île-d'Houat
Enez-Houad
Commune
The harbour in Houat
The harbour in Houat
Coat of arms of Île-d'Houat
Coat of arms
Location of Île-d'Houat
Map
Île-d'Houat is located in France
Île-d'Houat
Île-d'Houat
Île-d'Houat is located in Brittany
Île-d'Houat
Île-d'Houat
Coordinates: 47°23′25″N 2°57′22″W / 47.3903°N 2.9561°W / 47.3903; -2.9561
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementLorient
CantonQuiberon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Le Fur[1]
Area
1
2.91 km2 (1.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
216
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56086 /56170
Elevation0–42 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.

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.

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

References

  1. ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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