Île-d'Houat
Île-d'Houat, 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, 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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Administratively, Île-d'Houat is a commune of the Morbihan department.
• Name — Île-d'Houat • Native Name — Enez-Houad • Commune Status — Commune • Image Coat Of Arms — Blason ville fr Ile-d'Houat (Morbihan).svg • Arrondissement — Lorient • Canton — Quiberon • Insee — 56086 • Postal Code — 56170 • Mayor — Philippe Le Fur • Term — 2026–32 • Elevation M — 27 • Elevation Min M — 0 • Elevation Max M — 42 • Area Km2 — 2.91 • Population — population_total • Population Date — population_as_of • Population Footnotes — population_footnotes Houat (Enez Houad; Île-d'Houat, 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
Geography
Houat is 5 km long, and 1.5 km across at the widest point. The island is mostly granite cliffs except for a long beach lined with dunes on the eastern coast.
Demographics
Demographics
Inhabitants of Île-d'Houat are called Houatais.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Houat is the setting for Iain Pears' 2005 novel The Portrait.
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