Paule
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{{short description|Commune in Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, France}}
{{for|the given name and surname|Paule (name)}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Paule
|native name = Paoul
|commune status = Commune
|image = Paule (22) Chapelle de Lansalaün 01.JPG
|caption = The chapel of Lansalaün
|coordinates = {{coord|48.2369|-3.4436|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|INSEE = 22163
|postal code = 22340
|arrondissement = Guingamp
|canton = Rostrenen
|term = 2023–2026
|intercommunality = Kreiz-Breizh
|elevation min m = 108
|elevation max m = 298
|area km2 = 37.56
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Paule ({{IPA|fr|pol}}; {{Langx|br|Paoul}}) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-22163#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = left
|1968 |962
|1975 |811
|1982 |716
|1990 |627
|1999 |652
|2009 |706
|2014 |724
|2020 |682
}}
Inhabitants of Paule are called paulois in French.
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Geography
Paule is located on the northern slope of the Montagnes Noires (french, Black Mountains), {{convert|55|km|mi|abbr=on}} 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
{{wide image|Paule_opentopomap.png|400px|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.
{{wide image|MuséeBretagne - Statue barde.jpg|250px|Buste-socle of a bard discovered during the excavations of the Paule fortress.}}
See also
References
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External links
{{commons category|Paule}}
- [http://paulecommunedebretagne.fr/ Paule web site]
- {{Search Mérimée|22163}}
{{Côtes-d'Armor communes}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Communes of Côtes-d'Armor
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