Fréhel, Côtes-d'Armor

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

Fréhel

Frehel
Commune
The church of Fréhel
Coat of arms
Location of Fréhel
Fréhel
Fréhel
Coordinates: 48°37′45″N 2°21′53″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementDinan
CantonPléneuf-Val-André
IntercommunalityPays de Matignon
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Michèle Moisan
Area
1
32.64 km2 (12.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,567
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22179 /22240
Elevation0–82 m (0–269 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (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
YearPop.±%
19622,204—    
19682,275+3.2%
19752,116−7.0%
19822,134+0.9%
19901,995−6.5%
19992,047+2.6%
20081,551−24.2%

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

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


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