Le Faou

Le Faou (Breton: Ar Faou) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

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Commune
Old house in Le Faou
Coat of arms
Location of Le Faou
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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  (2022)[2]	1,882
• Density	160/km2 (410/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

Historical 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]

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department
• List of works of the two Folgoët ateliers
• Parc naturel régional d'Armorique