{{Infobox settlement | name = Falaleu | other_name = | native_name = | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = To'okava a Falaleu.jpg | imagesize = 300 | image_caption = Festival of To'okava taking place in Falaleu | pushpin_map = Wallis | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Wallis Island | pushpin_mapsize = 300 | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|France}} | subdivision_type1 = Territory | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Wallis and Futuna|local}} | subdivision_type2 = Island | subdivision_name2 = Wallis | subdivision_type3 = Chiefdom | subdivision_name3 = Uvea | subdivision_type4 = District | subdivision_name4 = Hahake | leader_title = | leader_name = | established_title = | established_date = | area_total_km2 = | population_as_of = 2022 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 550 | population_density_km2 = | timezone = UTC+12 | utc_offset = | coordinates = {{coord|13|17|36|S|176|10|54|W|region:WF|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Falaleu''' is a village in Wallis and Futuna. It is one of 7 villages located in the Hahake District on the east coast of Wallis Island. Its population according to the 2023 census was 550 people.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.statistique.wf/download/43/recensement-2018/1153/pop_rp2018_villages_tranchesdage.xlsx|title=Population municipale des villages des îles Wallis et Futuna (recensement 2018)|publisher=INSEE|accessdate=21 February 2020}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=The Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna {{!}} Assemblée Territoriale de Wallis et Futuna |url=https://www.assembleeterritoriale.wf/territorial-assembly-wallis-and-futuna |website=www.assembleeterritoriale.wf |access-date=24 June 2025}}</ref>
==Location== Falaleu is on the south border of the village Mata-Utu, and on the east coast of the island. Administratively, it falls within Hahake district, one of three districts on Wallis. There are a total of 7 villages within the Hahake district, and 21 villages on Wallis overall.<ref name=":0" />
==Governance== Falaleu is home to Fale Fonu, the traditional residence of the Fotu'atamai, the customary minister of health, justice and land disputes in the Kingdom of Uvea.<ref>{{cite web |title=Falaleu |url=https://la1ere.franceinfo.fr/wallisfutuna/wallis/un-nouveau-ministre-coutumier-pour-un-nouveau-roi-de-wallis-300515.html |website=La1ere |access-date=24 June 2025}}</ref> The island of Wallis is ruled by a King, known as Lavelua, appointed within a Royal Family. The King is supported by a Prime Minister. The island is further divided into three districts, of which Falaleu is in Hahake. Each district is headed by a Chief and each of the 21 villages are led by village chiefs.<ref name=":0" />
==Culture== Every year, during the Feast of the Assumption (August 15), which corresponds to the festival of the district of Hahake, the inhabitants of Falaleu bring many products to Mata-Utu that they have made and collected: crafts, fishing, agriculture. This ceremony is called to'okava. Women present their achievements, such as weaving and ''tapa cloths''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tauaki |url=https://museenouvellecaledonie.gouv.nc/expositions/les-objets-du-mois/tauaki-natte-jupe-de-wallis |website=Musee Nouvelle Caledonie |access-date=24 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Traditional skills & crafts - Tourisme à Wallis et Futuna |url=https://www.wallis-futuna.travel/en/discover-our-islands/traditional-skills-crafts |website=www.wallis-futuna.travel |access-date=24 June 2025}}</ref>
==Etymology== In the Tongan language ''fala'' means "pandanus" (a fruit) and ''leu'' means "ripe". Falaleu therefore refers to "ripe pandanus".<ref>{{cite web |title=Samoan plant names |url=https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmXoypizjW3WknFiJnKLwHCnL72vedxjQkDDP1mXWo6uco/wiki/Samoan_plant_names.html |website=ipfs.io |access-date=24 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Wallisian language {{!}} dominicweb.eu |url=https://dominicweb.eu/en/dictionaries/wallisian/ |website=dominicweb.eu |access-date=24 June 2025}}</ref>
==Population== According to the 2018 census, the village had a population of 572 people. However, by 2023, this figure had dropped to 550.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Falaleu (Village, Wallis and Futuna) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/wallisfutuna/admin/hahake/52__falaleu/ |website=www.citypopulation.de |access-date=24 June 2025}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Villages in Wallis and Futuna}}
Category:Populated places in Wallis and Futuna