Pléchâtel
Pléchâtel
Plegastell (Breton) | |
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 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. | |
Pléchâtel (French pronunciation: [pleʃatɛl]; Breton: Plegastell) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.
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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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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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