La Feuillée
Commune in Brittany, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
La Feuillée (French pronunciation: [la fœje]; Breton: Ar Fouilhez) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
La Feuillée
Ar Fouilhez | |
|---|---|
 La Feuillée, the highest village in Brittany | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of La Feuillée  | |
  La Feuillée  La Feuillée | |
| Coordinates: 48°23′33″N 3°51′08″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Châteaulin |
| Canton | Carhaix-Plouguer |
| Intercommunality | Monts d'Arrée Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-François Dumonteil[1] |
| Area 1 | 31.55 km2 (12.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 670 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29054 /29690 |
| Elevation | 192–381 m (630–1,250 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 781 | — |
| 1975 | 691 | −1.73% |
| 1982 | 619 | −1.56% |
| 1990 | 555 | −1.35% |
| 1999 | 604 | +0.94% |
| 2009 | 659 | +0.88% |
| 2014 | 635 | −0.74% |
| 2020 | 656 | +0.54% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Inhabitants of La Feuillée are called in French Feuillantins. The population has been divided by three since the year 1881.
The village is situated in the Monts d'Arrée, a moorland area in the northern part of the Finistère. The village centre is located 21 km (13 mi) south of Morlaix and 47 km (29 mi) east of Brest. The village centre is the highest in Brittany. It is at an altitude of 275 meters. It is surrounded by several high peaks : the Roc'h Trevezel (385 meters), the Roc'h Tredudon (385 meters).
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