Houat
Island and commune in Brittany, France
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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 | |
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.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 | |
| 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 (2023)[2] | 219 |
| • Density | 75.3/km2 (195/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
Demographics
Inhabitants of Île-d'Houat are called Houatais.
Miscellaneous
Houat is the setting for Iain Pears' 2005 novel The Portrait.
