Poilley (Ille-et-Vilaine)
Poilley Polieg |
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region | Brittany | |
Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré | |
Canton | Fougères-2 | |
Community association | Fougères agglomeration | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 28 ′ N , 1 ° 16 ′ W | |
height | 115-184 m | |
surface | 10.78 km 2 | |
Residents | 378 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 35 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 35420 | |
INSEE code | 35230 | |
Poilley Town Hall |
Poilley ( Breton : Polieg ; Gallo : Polhaé ) is a French municipality with 378 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in the region of Brittany ; it belongs to the arrondissement Fougères-Vitré and is part of the canton Fougères-2 (until 2015: canton Louvigné-du-Désert ).
geography
Poilley is about twelve kilometers north-northwest of Fougères . Poilley is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Le Ferré in the north and northwest, Saint-Georges-de-Reintembault in the north and northeast, Villamée in the east, Le Châtellier and Montours in the west and southwest.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 674 | 572 | 554 | 468 | 419 | 384 | 402 | 385 |
Source: INSEE
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Poilley (Ille-et-Vilaine)
- Saint-Martin church from the 16th century
- Poilley Castle from 1450
- La Grande-Boutriais mansion from the 15th century
- Town hall from the 16th century
- Several grand crosses
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 846-853.
Web links
Commons : Poilley - collection of images, videos and audio files