Le Faouët, Côtes-d'Armor

Le Faouët
Ar Faoued
Commune
The chapel of Notre-Dame de Kergrist in Le Faouët
Le Faouët
Location within Brittany region
Le Faouët
Coordinates: 48°41′02″N 3°04′21″W / 48.6839°N 3.0725°W / 48.6839; -3.0725Coordinates: 48°41′02″N 3°04′21″W / 48.6839°N 3.0725°W / 48.6839; -3.0725
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement Guingamp
Canton Plouha
Intercommunality Lanvollon Plouha
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Marcelin Le Calvez
Area1 7.55 km2 (2.92 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 299
  Density 40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 22057 /22290
Elevation 17–96 m (56–315 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Le Faouët (Breton: Ar Faoued) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962437    
1968450+3.0%
1975346−23.1%
1982319−7.8%
1990250−21.6%
1999273+9.2%
2008299+9.5%

Inhabitants of Le Faouët are called faouëtiens in French.

See also

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