Fréhel, Côtes-d'Armor

Fréhel (French pronunciation: [fʁe.ɛl]; 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	Dinan Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michèle Moisan[1]
Area 1	32.64 km2 (12.60 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,611
• Density	49/km2 (130/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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

This commune was previously named Pléhérel. Between 1973 and 2004, the commune of Plévenon was merged with Pléhérel and the combination of the two took the name of Fréhel,^[3] drawn from the name of Cap Fréhel, on which both communes were located. However, in 2004, Plévenon became once again a distinct commune,^[4] 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^[5] And Buncrana, Co. Donegal, Ireland

See also

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