Houat
Île-d'Houat
Enez-Houad | |
|---|---|
.JPG) The harbour in Houat | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Île-d'Houat | |
  Île-d'Houat Location within France  Île-d'Houat Location within Brittany | |
| Coordinates: 47°23′25″N 2°57′22″W / 47.3903°N 2.9561°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Lorient |
| Canton | Quiberon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Philippe Le Fur[1] |
Area 1 | 2.91 km2 (1.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 219 |
| • Density | 75.3/km2 (195/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. | |
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.
Administratively, Île-d'Houat is a commune of the Morbihan department.
Geography
Houat is 5 km (3.1 mi) long, and 1.5 km (0.93 mi) across at the widest point. The island is mostly granite cliffs except for a long beach lined with dunes on the eastern coast.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Île-d'Houat are called Houatais.
Miscellaneous
Houat is the setting for Iain Pears' 2005 novel The Portrait.
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Île-d'Houat.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
