Saint-Faust

Saint-Faust is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

WWW intramuros.org/saintfaust

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 areas of Jurançon and Béarn for wine and that of Ossau-Iraty for cheese.