Paule (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
Inhabitants of Paule are called
paulois in French.
Geography
Paule is located on the northern slope of the Montagnes Noires (french, Black Mountains), 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.
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Prehistory
The fortified habitat of Paule, a protohistoric Celtic fortress commonly called the fortress of Paule, dates from the 5th century BC. to the 1st century AD. J.-C., on the territory of the Osismes.
See also
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Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department
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