Country France Department Morbihan Canton Quiberon | Region Brittany Arrondissement Lorient Area 2.91 km (1.12 sq mi) | |
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Similar Île‑d'Arz, Île de Sein, Côte Sauvage, Gavrinis, Château de Suscinio | ||
Houat (Enez Houad in Breton) 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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Map of Houat, France
Administratively, Île-d'Houat is a commune of the Morbihan department.
Geography
5 km (3.1 mi) long, 1.5 km (0.93 mi) 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.
References
Houat Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA