La Planche
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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La Planche (French pronunciation: [la plɑ̃ʃ] ⓘ; Breton: Ar Plank) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.[3]
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| Coordinates: 47°01′02″N 1°26′03″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Nantes |
| Canton | Clisson |
| Intercommunality | CA Clisson Sèvre et Maine Agglo |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Séverine Joly-Piveteau[1] |
Area 1 | 24.42 km2 (9.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,810 |
| • Density | 115/km2 (298/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44127 /44140 |
| Elevation | 13–52 m (43–171 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is situated at 25 km (16 miles) south of Nantes. The 1973 Nantes mid-air collision took place above La Planche.
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Culture
In La Planche, the Musée de la chanson française has been established in 1992. The goal of the museum, to remember the artists that have established the heritage of the chanson.[6]
