Paule Paoul | |
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 Location of Paule | |
  Paule  Paule | |
| Coordinates:48°14′13″N3°26′37″W / 48.2369°N 3.4436°W /48.2369; -3.4436 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Guingamp |
| Canton | Rostrenen |
| Intercommunality | Kreiz-Breizh |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2023–2026) | Christel Guillerm[1] |
Area 1 | 37.56 km2 (14.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 674 |
| • Density | 17.9/km2 (46.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22163 /22340 |
| Elevation | 108–298 m (354–978 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Paule (French pronunciation:[pol];Breton:Paoul) is acommune in theCôtes-d'Armordepartment inBrittany in northwesternFrance.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 962 | — |
| 1975 | 811 | −2.41% |
| 1982 | 716 | −1.76% |
| 1990 | 627 | −1.65% |
| 1999 | 652 | +0.44% |
| 2009 | 706 | +0.80% |
| 2014 | 724 | +0.50% |
| 2020 | 682 | −0.99% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Inhabitants of Paule are calledpaulois in French.
Paule is located on the northern slope of the Montagnes Noires (french, Black Mountains), 55 km (34 mi) northeast ofQuimper. Historically, the village belongs toCornouaille. Paule is border byLe Moustoir andMaël-Carhaix to the north, byGlomel to the east, byLangonnet to the south and byPlévin to the west. From the hamlet of Bellevue, it is possible to enjoy a nice view on the plain toward the north.
The fortified habitat of Paule, a protohistoric Celtic fortress commonly called the fortress of Paule, dates from the 5th century BC. to the 1st century AD. J.-C., on the territory of the Osismes.
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