Paule (; ) is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Côtes-d'Armor
The Côtes-d'Armor (, ; ; br, Aodoù-an-Arvor, ), formerly known as Côtes-du-Nord ( br, Aodoù-an-Hanternoz, link=no, ), are a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France. In 2019, it had a population of 600,582. department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in
Brittany
Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...
in northwestern
France
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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 and
Maël-Carhaix 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.
See also
*
Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department
The following is a list of the 348 Communes of France, communes of the Côtes-d'Armor Departments of France, department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):
References
External links
Paule web site*
Communes of Côtes-d'Armor
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