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Le Faou is a commune in France, situated within the Finistère department and the arrondissement of Châteaulin. It serves as the capital of the canton of Le Faou and is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch. The municipality borders Hanvec, Rosnoën, and Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch. Its residents are known as Faouistes.
The area of Le Faou is 11.85 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 151 meters. The population is recorded as 1,911, comprising 803 males and 924 females. Another source lists the population as 1,703. The postal code for the commune is 29590.
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Brittany
- Department
- Finistère
- Arrondissement
- Châteaulin
- Canton
- Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch
- Intercommunality
- Presqu'île de Crozon-Aulne maritime
- Mayor 2023 2026
- Ludovic Lassagne
- Area
- 11.85 km (4.58 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 1,911
- Density
- 161.3/km (417.7/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)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Le Faou
- Demonym
- Faouistes
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Châteaulin
- Population
- 1911
- Area
- 11.85
- Elevation
- 64
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Le Faou
- Shares border with
- Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch
- Official website
- www.lefaou.bzh
- Image
- 176.Le Faou.Vieilles maisons.Pans bois recouverts ardoises.JPG
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- Commons category
- Le Faou
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- Le Faou
- postal code
- 29590
- associated electoral district
- canton of Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch
- male population
- 803
- female population
- 924
- P8168
- French curve
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-98-81-90-44
- fax number
- +33-2-98-81-08-03
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Encyclopedic overview
Le Faou (Breton: Ar Faou) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
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