Le Faouët (French pronunciation: [lə fawɛt]; Breton: Ar Faoued) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Le Faouët
Ar Faoued | |
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 The chapel of Notre-Dame de Kergrist in Le Faouët | |
Location of Le Faouët  | |
  Le Faouët  Le Faouët | |
| Coordinates: 48°41′02″N 3°04′21″W / 48.6839°N 3.0725°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Guingamp |
| Canton | Plouha |
| Intercommunality | Leff Armor Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Tricard[1] |
Area 1 | 7.55 km2 (2.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 410 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22057 /22290 |
| Elevation | 17–96 m (56–315 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 437 | — |
| 1968 | 450 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 346 | −23.1% |
| 1982 | 319 | −7.8% |
| 1990 | 250 | −21.6% |
| 1999 | 273 | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 299 | +9.5% |
Inhabitants of Le Faouët are called faouëtiens in French.
See also
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edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Le Faouët (Côtes-d'Armor).
- https://www.lefaouet.com/ (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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