Coordinates: 48°14′13″N 3°26′37″W / 48.2369°N 3.4436°W / 48.2369; -3.4436

Paule

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Paule
Paoul
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The chapel of Lansalaün
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CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementGuingamp
CantonRostrenen
IntercommunalityKreiz-Breizh
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Christel Guillerm[1]
Area
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37.56 km2 (14.50 sq mi)
Population
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Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22163 /22340
Elevation108–298 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 a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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[2]

Inhabitants of Paule are called paulois in French.

Geography

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Paule is located on the northern slope of the Montagnes Noires (french, Black Mountains), 55 km (34 mi) northeast of Quimper. Historically, the village belongs to Cornouaille. Paule is border by Le Moustoir and Maël-Carhaix to the north, by Glomel to the east, by Langonnet to the south and by Plévin to the west. From the hamlet of Bellevue, it is possible to enjoy a nice view on the plain toward the north.

Prehistory

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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.

Buste-socle of a bard discovered during the excavations of the Paule fortress.

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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