La Feuillée

Commune in Brittany, France

La Feuillée Ar Fouilhez
Commune
La Feuillée, the highest village in Brittany
Coat of arms
Location of La Feuillée
(2020–2026)		Jean-François Dumonteil^[1]
Area ¹	31.55 km² (12.18 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	670
• Density	21/km² (55/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29054 /29690
Elevation	192–381 m (630–1,250 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Feuillée (French pronunciation: [la fœje]; Breton: Ar Fouilhez) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	781	—
1975	691	−1.73%
1982	619	−1.56%
1990	555	−1.35%
1999	604	+0.94%
2009	659	+0.88%
2014	635	−0.74%
2020	656	+0.54%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Inhabitants of La Feuillée are called in French Feuillantins. The population has been divided by three since the year 1881.

Geography

The village is situated in the Monts d'Arrée, a moorland area in the northern part of the Finistère. The village centre is located 21 km (13 mi) south of Morlaix and 47 km (29 mi) east of Brest. The village centre is the highest in Brittany. It is at an altitude of 275 meters. It is surrounded by several high peaks : the Roc'h Trevezel (385 meters), the Roc'h Tredudon (385 meters).

Map

Topographic map

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Feuillée.

Official website (in French)
Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)