La Planche (French pronunciation: [la plɑ̃ʃ] (listen); Breton: Ar Plank) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

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La Planche
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of La Planche
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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	Clisson Sèvre et Maine Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Séverine Joly-Piveteau
Area 1	24.42 km2 (9.43 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	2,739
• Density	110/km2 (290/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.

Population

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.[2]

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

References

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