Paule (; ) 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 in

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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 (, ; ; or ) is a Communes of France, commune and Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Finistère Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in northwestern France. Administration Quimper is the ...

. Historically, the village belongs to

Cornouaille Cornouaille (; , ) 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 princes from Cornwall ...

. Paule is border by

Le Moustoir Le Moustoir (; ) 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 department *Listing o ...

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 2023, 40.9% of primary school childr ...

to the north, by

Glomel Glomel (; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Côtes-d'Armor Departments of France, department in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in northwestern France. The town is also home to the Glomel andalusite mine, Guerphelès andalusite ...

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 of Cornouaille, in Lower Brittany. It is one of the few Cornouaille parishes to be located in the present-day Mo ...

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.

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Prehistory

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.

References

External links

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