La Feuillée
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La Feuillée
Ar Fouilhez | |
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La Feuillée, the highest village in Brittany | |
Coordinates: 48°23′33″N 3°51′08″W / 48.3925°N 3.8522°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. |
La Feuillée (French pronunciation: [la fœje]; Breton: Ar Fouilhez) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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.
Geography
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).
Map
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)
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