Paule

For the given name and surname, see Paule (name).

Paule (French pronunciation: [pol]; Breton: Paoul) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.

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Commune
The chapel of Lansalaün
Location of Paule
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Coordinates: 48°14′13″N 3°26′37″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Guingamp
Canton	Rostrenen
Intercommunality	Kreiz-Breizh
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Christel Guillerm[1]
Area 1	37.56 km2 (14.50 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	674
• Density	18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	22163 /22340
Elevation	108–298 m (354–978 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	962	—
1975	811	−2.41%
1982	716	−1.76%
1990	627	−1.65%
1999	652	+0.44%
2009	706	+0.80%
2014	724	+0.50%
2020	682	−0.99%
Source: INSEE[3]

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