Poilley (Ille-et-Vilaine)

Poilley Polieg
region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Fougères-Vitré
Canton	Fougères-2
Community association	Fougères agglomeration
Coordinates	48 ° 28 ′  N , 1 ° 16 ′  W 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

Attractions

Saint Martin Church

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