Fréhel, Côtes-d'Armor

Fréhel (Breton: Frehel, Gallo: Fèrhaèu) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

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Commune
The church of Fréhel
Coat of arms
Location of Fréhel
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Coordinates: 48°37′45″N 2°21′53″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Dinan
Canton	Pléneuf-Val-André
Intercommunality	Pays de Matignon
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Michèle Moisan
Area ^1	32.64 km^2 (12.60 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,567
• Density	48/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	22179 /22240
Elevation	0–82 m (0–269 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

This commune was previously named Pléhérel. Between 1972 and 2004, the commune of Plévenon was merged with Pléhérel and the combination of the two took the name of Fréhel, drawn from the name of Cap Fréhel, on which both communes were located. However, in 2004, Plévenon became once again a distinct commune, while Pléhérel retained the name of the commune of Fréhel.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	2,204	—
1968	2,275	+3.2%
1975	2,116	−7.0%
1982	2,134	+0.9%
1990	1,995	−6.5%
1999	2,047	+2.6%
2008	1,551	−24.2%

The inhabitants of Fréhel are known in French as fréhélois.

International relations

Fréhel is twinned with Mafra, Portugal [2] And Buncrana, Co. Donegal, Ireland

See also

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department
• Fort-la-Latte
• Sables-d'Or-les-Pins

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. List of Portuguese twin-towns - page 383 Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Cap Fréhel and its lighthouses