Saint-Faust
Saint-Faust is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
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 The church of Saint-Faust and a vineyard | |
Location of Saint-Faust 
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| Coordinates: 43°16′08″N 0°27′00″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Pau |
| Canton | Billère et Coteaux de Jurançon |
| Intercommunality | CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Jean Mourlane |
| Area 1 | 13.51 km2 (5.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 746 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64478 /64110 |
| Elevation | 170–386 m (558–1,266 ft) (avg. 186 m or 610 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
Map of the area. Pau is to the northeast, and Jurançon is to the east of Saint-Faust.
French historian Paul Raymond wrote that in 1385, Saint-Faust and its annex Laroin had 89 fires and depended on the bailiwick of Pau.
Monhauba is an old hamlet of Saint-Faust, destroyed in 1778 when the Gave de Pau river flooded.[2]
Economy
The town is part of the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) areas of Jurançon and Béarn for wine and that of Ossau-Iraty for cheese.
Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1793 | 764 |
| 1800 | 753 |
| 1806 | 793 |
| 1820 | — |
| 1821 | 803 |
| 1831 | 915 |
| 1836 | 874 |
| 1841 | 855 |
| 1846 | 815 |
| 1851 | 820 |
| 1856 | 792 |
| 1861 | 745 |
| 1866 | 690 |
| 1872 | 701 |
| 1876 | 740 |
| 1881 | 758 |
| 1886 | 763 |
| 1891 | 740 |
| 1896 | 716 |
| 1901 | 701 |
| 1906 | 677 |
| 1911 | 683 |
| 1921 | 568 |
| 1926 | 532 |
| 1931 | 481 |
| 1936 | 471 |
| 1946 | 432 |
| 1954 | 424 |
| 1962 | 458 |
| 1968 | 413 |
| 1975 | 437 |
| 1982 | 554 |
| 1990 | 658 |
| 1999 | 730 |
| 2004 | — |
| 2007 | 754 |
Saint-Faust is a small town.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Paul Raymond, Dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque
- For the census of 1962 to 1999 the official population corresponds with the population without duplicates according to the INSEE.
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