Plélan-le-Grand
Commune in Brittany, France
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Plélan-le-Grand (French pronunciation: [plelɑ̃ lə ɡʁɑ̃]; Gallo: Pilelan, Breton: Plelann-Veur) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Plélan-le-Grand
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The church of Saint-Pierre, in Plélan-le-Grand | |
![]() Location of Plélan-le-Grand | |
| Coordinates: 48°00′09″N 2°05′52″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Rennes |
| Canton | Montfort-sur-Meu |
| Intercommunality | CC de Brocéliande |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Murielle Douté-Bouton[1] |
Area 1 | 49.74 km2 (19.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 4,076 |
| • Density | 81.95/km2 (212.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35223 /35380 |
| Elevation | 42–154 m (138–505 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The commune is listed as a Village étape.[3]
Population
Inhabitants of Plélan-le-Grand are called Plélanais in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,336 | — |
| 1975 | 2,284 | −0.32% |
| 1982 | 2,349 | +0.40% |
| 1990 | 2,566 | +1.11% |
| 1999 | 2,940 | +1.52% |
| 2007 | 3,498 | +2.20% |
| 2012 | 3,611 | +0.64% |
| 2017 | 3,949 | +1.81% |
| 2023 | 4,076 | +0.53% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
