Fréhel (; ; Gallo: ''Fèrhaèu'') is a commune in the
Côtes-d'Armor
The Côtes-d'Armor ( , ; ; , ), formerly known as Côtes-du-Nord until 1990 (, ), is a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France. In 2019, it had a population of 600,582.department of
Brittany
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in northwestern
France
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.
This commune was previously named Pléhérel. Between 1973 and 2004, the commune of
Plévenon
Plévenon (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.Cap Fréhel
Cap Fréhel is a peninsula in Côtes-d'Armor, in northern Brittany, France which extends off the Côte d'Émeraude into the Golfe de Saint-Malo. No towns or villages are situated on the peninsula; however, two lighthouses, one from the 17th ce ...
, on which both communes were located. However, in 2004, Plévenon became once again a distinct commune, while Pléhérel retained the name of the commune of Fréhel.
Population
The inhabitants of Fréhel are known in French as ''fréhélois''.
International relations
Fréhel is twinned with
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Portugal
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Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department
The following is a list of the 348 communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):
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Fort-la-Latte
Fort la Latte, or the Castle of the Rock Goyon (, ), is a castle in the northeast of Brittany, about southeast of Cap Fréhel and about west of Saint-Malo, in the ''Communes of France, commune'' of Plévenon, Côtes-d'Armor.
It is a famous tou ...
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Sables-d'Or-les-Pins
Sables-d'Or-les-Pins (, ; ) is a French Seaside resort, located mainly in Fréhel commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.
It was created in 1921 and is known for its long beach located along a spit and its ...