Saint-Faust Explained

Saint-Faust
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Pau
Canton:Billère et Coteaux de Jurançon
Insee:64478
Postal Code:64110
Mayor:Patrick Rousselet[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées
Coordinates:43.269°N -0.45°W
Elevation M:186
Elevation Min M:170
Elevation Max M:386
Area Km2:13.51

Saint-Faust (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ fost/; Occitan (post 1500);: Sent Haust) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.[2]

History

French historian Paul Raymond wrote that in 1385, Saint-Faust and its annex Laroin had 89 fires and depended on the bailiwick of Pau.

Monhauba is an old hamlet of Saint-Faust, destroyed in 1778 when the Gave de Pau river flooded.[3]

Economy

The town is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) areas of Jurançon and Béarn for wine and that of Ossau-Iraty for cheese.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM64478-saint-faust INSEE commune file
  3. [Paul Raymond (archivist)|Paul Raymond]