Saint-Faust

Saint-Faust

Saint-Faust

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France


Saint-Faust (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ fost]; Occitan: Sent Haust) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.[3]

Quick Facts Country, Region ...

History

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.[4]

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

More information Year, Pop. ...

See also


References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. Paul Raymond, Dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Faust, EHESS (in French).



Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Saint-Faust, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.