Administratively, Île-d'Houat is a commune of the Morbihan département. The commune (in French: commune, word appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin communia, gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common) is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ...
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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. Quarrying granite for the Mormon Temple, Utah Territory. ... Mesquite Flat Dunes in Death Valley National Park In physical geography, a dune is a hill of sand built by eolian (wind-related) processes. ...
Houat (pronounced « watt ») is one of south Brittany’s Ponant islands lying just 15 kms off the coast from Quiberon.
With a permanent population of 380 residents on over 600 acres and miles of unspoiled sandy beaches and creeks Houat is a small Breton paradise.
A visit to Houat provides the opportunity to fill your lungs with fresh air, commune with nature, eat the most delectable seafood the sea has to offer and take time away from the hectic schedule life demands.
The islands of Houat and Hoëdic can also be reached by ferry from Quiberon-Port-Maria with the Societé Morbihannaise et Nantaise de Navigation (1–6 sailings daily depending on the season; tel 08.20.05.60.00, or, from outside France, tel 02.97.35.02.00, www.smn-navigation.fr; €20.60 return, bicycles €10.50).
Houat in particular has excellent beaches – as ever on its sheltered (eastern) side – that fill up with campers in the summer even though camping is not strictly legal.
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