Houat
Island and commune in Brittany, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Île-d'Houat
Enez-Houad | |
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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 (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. |
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Administratively, Île-d'Houat is a commune of the Morbihan department.