Le Faou
Le Faou
Ar Faou | |
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Coordinates: 48°17′36″N 4°10′39″W / 48.2933°N 4.1775°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Finistère |
Arrondissement | Châteaulin |
Canton | Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch |
Intercommunality | Aulne Maritime |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Geneviève Tanguy |
Area 1 | 11.85 km2 (4.58 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 1,832 |
• Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 29053 /29590 |
Elevation | 3–151 m (9.8–495.4 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Le Faou (Breton: Ar Faou) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Population
Inhabitants of Le Faou are called in French Faouistes.
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Events
The commune contains the village of Rumengol, location of a major religious Pardon on August 15 every year.
Breton language
In 2008, 12% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[2]
See also
- Communes of the Finistère department
- List of works of the two Folgoët ateliers
- Parc naturel régional d'Armorique
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)
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