Fréhel, Côtes-d'Armor

Fréhel Frehel
Coat of arms
Fréhel
Location within Brittany region Fréhel
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Dinan
Canton	Matignon
Intercommunality	Pays de Matignon
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Michèle Moisan
Area1	32.64 km2 (12.60 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,551
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Fréhel (Breton: 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

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

See also

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

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website (French)
• French Ministry of Culture list for Fréhel (French)