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

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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 764—    
1800 753−0.21%
1806 793+0.87%
1821 803+0.08%
1831 915+1.31%
1836 874−0.91%
1841 855−0.44%
1846 815−0.95%
1851 820+0.12%
1856 792−0.69%
1861 745−1.22%
1866 690−1.52%
1872 701+0.26%
1876 740+1.36%
1881 758+0.48%
1886 763+0.13%
1891 740−0.61%
1896 716−0.66%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 701−0.42%
1906 677−0.69%
1911 683+0.18%
1921 568−1.83%
1926 532−1.30%
1931 481−2.00%
1936 471−0.42%
1946 432−0.86%
1954 424−0.23%
1962 458+0.97%
1968 413−1.71%
1975 437+0.81%
1982 554+3.45%
1990 658+2.17%
1999 730+1.16%
2007754+0.41%
2012765+0.29%
2017746−0.50%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE[6]

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. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Paul Raymond, Dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque
  5. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Faust, EHESS (in French).
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE