Le Faou Ar Faou |
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Old house in Le Faou
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Coordinates: 48°17′36″N 4°10′39″W / 48.2933°N 4.1775°WCoordinates: 48°17′36″N 4°10′39″W / 48.2933°N 4.1775°W | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Brittany | |
Department | Finistère | |
Arrondissement | Châteaulin | |
Canton | Le Faou | |
Intercommunality | Aulne Maritime | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Geneviève Tanguy | |
Area1 | 11.85 km2 (4.58 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 1,786 | |
• Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Le Faou (Breton: Ar Faou) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Inhabitants of Le Faou are called in French Faouistes.
The commune contains the village of Rumengol, location of a major religious Pardon on August 15th every year.
In 2008, 12% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.