Houat

Île-d'Houat Enez-Houad
Country	France
Région	Bretagne
Départment	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Lorient
Canton	Quiberon
INSEE	56086
Postal Code	56170
Mayor Current Term	Joseph Le Gurun 1995-2008
Intercommunality
Longitude	-2.95°
Latitude	47.38°
Altitudes	average : 27 m minimum : 0 m maximum : 42 m
Area	2.91 km²
Population without double-counting	335 inhab. (1999)
Population Density	115 inhab./km²

Houat (Enez Houad in Breton) is a little island off the south coast of Brittany in the French département of Morbihan. It is located, at [47°23′N 2°58′W], 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 département.

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

Geography

5 km long, 1.5 km at the widest. The island is mostly granite cliffs except for a long beach lined with dunes on the eastern coast.

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