Paule (; ) is a

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in the

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in northwestern

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Population

Inhabitants of Paule are called ''paulois'' in French.

Geography

Paule is located on the northern slope of the Montagnes Noires (french, Black Mountains), northeast of

Quimper Quimper (, ; br, Kemper ; la, Civitas Aquilonia or ) is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Administration Quimper is the prefecture (capital) of the Finistère department. Geography The ...

. Historically, the village belongs to

Cornouaille Cornouaille (; br, Kernev, Kerne) is a historical region on the west coast of Brittany in West France. The name is cognate with Cornwall in neighbouring Great Britain. This can be explained by the settlement of Cornouaille by migrant princ ...

. Paule is border by

Le Moustoir Le Moustoir (; br, Ar Vouster) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Le Moustoir are called ''moustoiriens'' in French. See also *Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor departmen ...

and

Maël-Carhaix Maël-Carhaix (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Maël-Carhaix are called ''maël-carhaisiens'' in French. Breton language In 2008, 13.37% of primary school children ...

to the north, by

Glomel Glomel (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Glomel are called ''glomelois'' in French. Geography Glomel is located on the northern slope of the Montagnes Noires (fre ...

to the east, by

Langonnet Langonnet () is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Geography Langonnet is in north-west part of Cornouaille, in Lower Brittany. It's one of the few Cornouaille parishes that are now in the Morbihan departm ...

to the south and by

Plévin Plévin (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Plévin are called ''plévinois'' in French. Geography Plévin is located on the northern slope of the Montagnes Noir ...

to the west. From the hamlet of Bellevue, it is possible to enjoy a nice view on the plain toward the north.

Map

Prehistory

The fortified habitat of Paule, a protohistoric Celtic fortress commonly called the fortress of Paule, dates from the 5th century BC. J.-C. to the 1st century AD. J.-C., on the territory of the Osismes.

References

External links

Paule web site
* Communes of Côtes-d'Armor {{CôtesArmor-geo-stub