Coordinates: 43°16′08″N 0°27′00″W / 43.269°N 0.450°W / 43.269; -0.450

Saint-Faust

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Saint-Faust
The church of Saint-Faust and a vineyard
The church of Saint-Faust and a vineyard
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CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementPau
CantonBillère et Coteaux de Jurançon
IntercommunalityCA Pau Béarn Pyrénées
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Rousselet[1]
Area
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13.51 km2 (5.22 sq mi)
Population
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Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64478 /64110
Elevation170–386 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.

Saint-Faust (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ fost]; Occitan: Sent Haust) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.[2]

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.[3]

Economy

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ INSEE commune file
  3. ^ Paul Raymond, Dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Faust, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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