Le Faou
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Commune of Le Faou |
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| Ar Faou | ||
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| Old house in Le Faou | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Bretagne | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Châteaulin | |
| Canton | Le Faou (chief town) | |
| Intercommunality | C.C. de l'Aulne Maritime | |
| Mayor | Xavier Borel (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 3 m–151 m | |
| Land area¹ | 11.85 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
1,571 | |
| - Density | 133/km² (1999) | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 29053/ 29590 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Le Faou (Breton: Ar Faou) is a French commune located in the Finistère département, in the Bretagne région.
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[edit] Demographics
Inhabitants of Le Faou are called Faoutistes or Faouistes.
As of the census of 1999, the village has a population of 1,571.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Mayors of Finistère Association (French);
- INSEE (English);
- IGN (English)
[edit] External links
- Official website (French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Le Faou (French)
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