Plessé
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Plessé (French pronunciation: [plɛse] ⓘ; Breton: Plesei) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
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| Coordinates: 47°32′33″N 1°53′09″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Châteaubriant-Ancenis |
| Canton | Pontchâteau |
| Intercommunality | Redon Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Aurélie Mezière[1] |
Area 1 | 104.38 km2 (40.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,335 |
| • Density | 51.11/km2 (132.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44128 /44630 |
| Elevation | 1–66 m (3.3–216.5 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Notable people
- Lucien Petit-Breton (18 October 1882 – 20 December 1917), French racing cyclist, the first to win the Tour de France twice, born in Plessé.
- Clément Guillon (27 April 1932 – 9 July 2010) was the Roman Catholic bishop of Quimper, born in Plessé.
- Catherine de Parthenay (22 March 1554 – 26 October 1631), a French noblewoman and mathematician, born in Plessé.
