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Houat

Map of Houat

See our large, interactive Map of Houat for more detail, including satellite views of Houat.

Map of Houat off the west coast of Brittany.

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.

This article is licenced under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Houat".

User comments

From:	matisse
Posted:	27 July 2006

A daytrip to Houat

I spent a gorgeous day on Houat a few years ago. The only reason we went was that there were no no suitable ferries to Belle-Ile. I particularly remember snorkelling in beautiful clear water and seeing a bright blue starfish - it's an image that stayed with me.

You'll easily get around the island in a day on foot, going from beach to beach.

I can definitely recommend it if you're staying in or around Quiberon. But bring your sunhat and cream - it's very exposed, and I'm not sure there are any shops there at all.

But soooo peaceful! Enjoy...

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