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Île-d'Houat Enez-Houad | |
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.JPG) The harbour in Houat | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Île-d'Houat  | |
  Île-d'Houat  Île-d'Houat | |
| Coordinates:47°23′25″N2°57′22″W / 47.3903°N 2.9561°W /47.3903; -2.9561 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Lorient |
| Canton | Quiberon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Philippe Le Fur[1] |
Area 1 | 2.91 km2 (1.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 214 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/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:[ildwat]) is a Frenchisland off the south coast ofBrittany in thedepartment ofMorbihan. It is located, along with two other major islands, in the entrance to theBaie de Quiberon. Its "twin sister" island isHoëdic.
Administratively, Île-d'Houat is acommune of the Morbihan department.
5 km (3.1 mi) long, 1.5 km (0.93 mi) at the widest. The island is mostlygranite cliffs except for a long beach lined withdunes on the eastern coast.
Inhabitants of Île-d'Houat are calledHouatais.
Houat is the setting forIain Pears' 2005 novelThe Portrait.
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