Fréhel, Côtes-d'Armor
Fréhel (French pronunciation: [fʁe.ɛl]; Occitan: Frehel; Gallo: Fèrhaèu) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
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
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
And Buncrana, Co. Donegal, Ireland
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ List of Portuguese twin-towns - page 383 Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fréhel.
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Cap Fréhel and its lighthouses