Pléchâtel
Commune in Brittany, France
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Pléchâtel (French pronunciation: [pleʃatɛl]; Breton: Plegastell) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Pléchâtel
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The church of Pléchâtel | |
 Location of Pléchâtel | |
  Pléchâtel Location within France  Pléchâtel Location within Brittany | |
| Coordinates: 47°53′43″N 1°44′50″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 (2023)[2] | 2,833 |
| • Density | 78.00/km2 (202.0/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. | |
Geography
Population
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% |
| 2023 | 2,833 | +0.26% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Notable people
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.
