Saint-Faust
Saint-Faust is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
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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
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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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