Houat

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Île-d'Houat Enez-Houad
Commune
The harbour in Houat
Coat of arms
Location of Île-d'Houat
Île-d'Houat Show map of France Île-d'Houat Show map of Brittany
Coordinates: 47°23′25″N 2°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  (2021)[2]	216
• 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: [il dwat]) 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.

Administratively, Île-d'Houat is a commune of the Morbihan department.

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.

Inhabitants of Île-d'Houat are called Houatais.

Houat is the setting for Iain Pears' 2005 novel The Portrait.

• Communes of the Morbihan department

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• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

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