Houat Explained

Île-d'Houat
Native Name:Enez-Houad
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Ile-d'Houat (Morbihan).svg
Coordinates:47.3903°N -2.9561°W
Arrondissement:Lorient
Canton:Quiberon
Insee:56086
Postal Code:56170
Mayor:Philippe Le Fur[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Elevation M:27
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:42
Area Km2:2.91

Houat (Breton: Enez Houad; French: Île d'Houat, in French pronounced as /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

5km (03miles) long, 1.5km (00.9miles) at the widest. 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maires du Morbihan. 7 July 2020. Préfecture du Morbihan.