Paule | |
Native Name: | Paoul |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Coordinates: | 48.2369°N -3.4436°W |
Insee: | 22163 |
Postal Code: | 22340 |
Arrondissement: | Guingamp |
Canton: | Rostrenen |
Mayor: | Christel Guillerm[1] |
Term: | 2023 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Kreiz-Breizh |
Elevation Min M: | 108 |
Elevation Max M: | 298 |
Area Km2: | 37.56 |
Paule (in French pronounced as /pol/;) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Inhabitants of Paule are called paulois in French.
Paule is located on the northern slope of the Montagnes Noires (french, Black Mountains), 55km (34miles) 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.
The fortified habitat of Paule, a protohistoric Celtic fortress commonly called the fortress of Paule, dates from the 5th century BC. J.-C. to the 1st century AD. J.-C., on the territory of the Osismes.