Houat
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Île-d'Houat Enez-Houad |
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The harbour in Houat
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 Île-d'Houat
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Location within Brittany region
Île-d'Houat
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| Coordinates: 47°23′25″N 2°57′22″W / 47.3903°N 2.9561°WCoordinates: 47°23′25″N 2°57′22″W / 47.3903°N 2.9561°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Lorient | |
| Canton | Quiberon | |
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| • Mayor (2008—2014) | Joseph Le Gurun | |
| Area1 | 2.91 km2 (1.12 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 335 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56086 /56170 | |
| Elevation | 0–42 m (0–138 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Houat (Enez Houad in Breton) 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.
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.
Inhabitants of Île-d'Houat are called Houatais.
Houat is the setting for Iain Pears' 2005 novel The Portrait.
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