La Feuillée

La Feuillée Ar Fouilhez
Commune
La Feuillée, the highest village in Brittany
Coat of arms
Location of La Feuillée
La Feuillée La Feuillée
Coordinates: 48°23′33″N 3°51′08″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Châteaulin
Canton	Carhaix-Plouguer
Intercommunality	Monts d'Arrée Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-François Dumonteil
Area 1	31.55 km2 (12.18 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	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

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

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,262 —     1800 1,317 +4.4% 1806 1,282 −2.7% 1821 1,402 +9.4% 1831 1,782 +27.1% 1836 1,982 +11.2% 1841 1,868 −5.8% 1846 2,002 +7.2% 1851 1,943 −2.9% 1866 2,063 +6.2% 1872 1,983 −3.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1876 2,100 +5.9% 1881 2,011 −4.2% 1891 1,937 −3.7% 1896 1,843 −4.9% 1901 1,818 −1.4% 1911 1,889 +3.9% 1921 1,655 −12.4% 1926 1,594 −3.7% 1931 1,495 −6.2% 1936 1,341 −10.3% 1946 1,269 −5.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1954 989 −22.1% 1962 901 −8.9% 1968 781 −13.3% 1975 691 −11.5% 1982 619 −10.4% 1990 555 −10.3% 1999 605 +9.0% 2008 663 +9.6% 2019 642 −3.2%

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

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department
• Parc naturel régional d'Armorique

External links

• 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)