Fréhel, Côtes-d'Armor explained

Fréhel
Native Name:Frehel
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason de la ville de Fréhel (Côtes-d'Armor).svg
Coordinates:48.6292°N -2.3647°W
Insee:22179
Postal Code:22240
Arrondissement:Dinan
Canton:Pléneuf-Val-André
Mayor:Michèle Moisan[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Dinan Agglomération
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:82
Area Km2:32.64

Fréhel (in French pronounced as /fʁe.ɛl/; Occitan (post 1500);: 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

The inhabitants of Fréhel are known in French as fréhélois.

International relations

Fréhel is twinned with Mafra, Portugal[2] And Buncrana, Co. Donegal, Ireland

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. http://www.dgaa.pt/livro/pdf/cap_21_01.pdf List of Portuguese twin-towns - page 383