Saint-Faust

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Saint-Faust
Commune
The church of Saint-Faust and a vineyard
Location of Saint-Faust
Saint-Faust Location within France Show map of France Saint-Faust Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 43°16′08″N 0°27′00″W / 43.269°N 0.450°W / 43.269; -0.450
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Pau
Canton	Billère et Coteaux de Jurançon
Intercommunality	CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Rousselet
Area 1	13.51 km2 (5.22 sq mi)
Elevation	186 m (610 ft)
Highest elevation	386 m (1,266 ft)
Lowest elevation	170 m (560 ft)
Population  (2023)	738
• Density	54.6/km2 (141/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64478 /64110
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.

History

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.

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

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References

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