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Pléchâtel (French pronunciation: [pleʃatɛl]; Breton: Plegastell) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Pléchâtel
Plegastell (Breton) | |
|---|---|
 The church of Pléchâtel | |
Location of Pléchâtel  | |
  Pléchâtel  Pléchâtel | |
| Coordinates: 47°53′43″N 1°44′50″W / 47.8953°N 1.7472°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Redon |
| Canton | Bain-de-Bretagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Éric Bourasseau[1] |
| Area 1 | 36.32 km2 (14.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,763 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35221 /35470 |
| Elevation | 7–116 m (23–381 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
The river Semnon forms all of the commune's northern border, then flows into the Vilaine, which forms all of its western border.
Population edit
Inhabitants of Pléchâtel are called Pléchâtellois in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,512 | — |
| 1975 | 1,559 | +0.44% |
| 1982 | 1,780 | +1.91% |
| 1990 | 1,834 | +0.37% |
| 1999 | 1,946 | +0.66% |
| 2007 | 2,574 | +3.56% |
| 2012 | 2,711 | +1.04% |
| 2017 | 2,789 | +0.57% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Notable people edit
Jacques Bardoul, born in Pléchâtel, was a Christian knight, belonging to the order of Saint John of Jerusalem, defender of Rhodes in 1480 under the orders of the Grand Master Pierre d'Aubusson.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pléchâtel.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association (in French)
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