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Pléchâtel

Coordinates: 47°53′43″N 1°44′50″W / 47.8953°N 1.7472°W / 47.8953; -1.7472
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Pléchâtel
Plegastell (Breton)
The church of Pléchâtel
The church of Pléchâtel
Location of Pléchâtel
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Pléchâtel is located in France
Pléchâtel
Pléchâtel
Pléchâtel is located in Brittany
Pléchâtel
Pléchâtel
Coordinates: 47°53′43″N 1°44′50″W / 47.8953°N 1.7472°W / 47.8953; -1.7472
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementRedon
CantonBain-de-Bretagne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Éric Bourasseau[1]
Area
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36.32 km2 (14.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,763
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35221 /35470
Elevation7–116 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

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The river Semnon forms all of the commune's northern border, then flows into the Vilaine, which forms all of its western border.

Population

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Inhabitants of Pléchâtel are called Pléchâtellois in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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