Paule

Paule Paoul
Commune
The chapel of Lansalaün
Location of Paule
Paule Location within France Show map of France Paule Location within Brittany Show map of Brittany
Coordinates: 48°14′13″N 3°26′37″W / 48.2369°N 3.4436°W / 48.2369; -3.4436
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Guingamp
Canton	Rostrenen
Intercommunality	Kreiz-Breizh
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Christel Guillerm
Area 1	37.56 km2 (14.50 sq mi)
Highest elevation	298 m (978 ft)
Lowest elevation	108 m (354 ft)
Population  (2023)	671
• Density	17.9/km2 (46.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	22163 /22340
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

Inhabitants of Paule are called paulois in French.

Geography

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.

Map

Topographic map.

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.

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

See also

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paule.

• Paule web site
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

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