La Feuillée

Commune in Brittany, France

La Feuillée Ar Fouilhez
Commune
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Coordinates: 48°23′33′′N 3°51′08′′W / 48.3925°N 3.8522°W / 48.3925; -3.8522
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Châteaulin
Canton	Carhaix-Plouguer
Intercommunality	Monts d'Arrée Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-François Dumonteil^[1]
Area ¹	31.55 km² (12.18 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	684
• Density	22/km² (56/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: [lafœje] ; Breton: Ar Fouilhez) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Population

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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

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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).