Fréhel (; ; Gallo: Fèrhaèu) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
This commune was previously named Pléhérel. Between 1973 and 2004, the commune of Plévenon was merged with Pléhérel and the combination of the two took the name of Fréhel,Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0024, 28 January 1973, pp. 1114-1117. drawn from the name of Cap Fréhel, on which both communes were located. However, in 2004, Plévenon became once again a distinct commune,Commune de Plévenon, INSEE while Pléhérel retained the name of Fréhel for the commune.
Population
The inhabitants of Fréhel are known in French as fréhélois.
International relations Fréhel is twinned with Mafra, PortugalList of Portuguese twin-towns - page 383 And Buncrana, Co. Donegal, Ireland
See also Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department Fort-la-Latte Sables-d'Or-les-Pins
References
External links
Official website
Cap Fréhel and its lighthouses