Saint-Faust is a commune in the

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department in south-western

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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. Paul Raymond, ''Dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque''

Economy

The town is part of the

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(AOC) areas of Jurançon and

Béarn The Béarn (; ; oc, Bearn or ''Biarn''; eu, Bearno or ''Biarno''; or ''Bearnia'') is one of the traditional provinces of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet, in southwest France. Along with the three B ...

for wine and that of Ossau-Iraty for cheese.

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