Le Faou
Commune in Brittany, France
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Le Faou (Breton: Ar Faou) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Le Faou
Ar Faou | |
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Old house in Le Faou | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Le Faou | |
  Le Faou  Le Faou | |
| Coordinates: 48°17′36″N 4°10′39″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Châteaulin |
| Canton | Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch |
| Intercommunality | Presqu'île de Crozon-Aulne maritime |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Ludovic Lassagne[1] |
Area 1 | 11.85 km2 (4.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,911 |
| • Density | 161.3/km2 (417.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29053 /29590 |
| Elevation | 3–151 m (9.8–495.4 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,636 | — |
| 1975 | 1,510 | −1.14% |
| 1982 | 1,554 | +0.41% |
| 1990 | 1,522 | −0.26% |
| 1999 | 1,571 | +0.35% |
| 2009 | 1,759 | +1.14% |
| 2014 | 1,729 | −0.34% |
| 2020 | 1,782 | +0.50% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Inhabitants of Le Faou are called in French Faouistes.
Events
The commune contains the village of Rumengol, location of a major religious Pardon on 15 August every year.
Breton language
In 2008, 12% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[4]
