Le Faou
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Le Faou
|native name = Ar Faou
|commune status = Commune
|image = Le faou.jpg
|caption = Old house in Le Faou
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr LeFaou (Finistere).svg
|coordinates = {{coord|48.2933|-4.1775|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|INSEE = 29053
|postal code = 29590
|arrondissement = Châteaulin
|canton = Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch
|term = 2023–2026
|intercommunality = Presqu'île de Crozon-Aulne maritime
|elevation min m = 3
|elevation max m = 151
|area km2 = 11.85
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Le Faou ({{Langx|br|Ar Faou}}) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-29053#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = left
|1968 |1636
|1975 |1510
|1982 |1554
|1990 |1522
|1999 |1571
|2009 |1759
|2014 |1729
|2020 |1782
}}
Inhabitants of Le Faou are called in French Faouistes.
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Events
The commune contains the village of Rumengol, location of a major religious Pardon on 15 August every year.
Breton language
In 2008, 12% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.{{in lang|fr}} Ofis ar Brezhoneg: [http://www.ofis-bzh.org/fr/services/observatoire/travaux.php?travail_id=83 Enseignement bilingue]
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.lefaou.bzh/ Official website] {{in lang|fr}}
- {{Search Mérimée|29053}}
- [http://www.amf29.asso.fr/ Mayors of Finistère Association] {{in lang|fr}}
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{{Finistère communes}}
{{Les Plus Beaux Villages de France}}
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Category:Communes of Finistère
Category:Plus Beaux Villages de France
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