Saint-Faust
# Saint-Faust

Saint-Faust (French pronunciation: ​; 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

| Year | Pop. | ±% 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% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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% |
| 2007 | 754 | +0.41% |
| 2012 | 765 | +0.29% |
| 2017 | 746 | −0.50% |

Source: EHESS and INSEE :

