Pléchâtel (French pronunciation: [pleʃatɛl]; Breton: Plegastell) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Pléchâtel
Plegastell | |
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Commune | |
![]() The church of Pléchâtel | |
Location of Pléchâtel ![]() | |
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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 | 2,780 |
• Density | 77/km2 (200/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. |
The river Semnon forms all of the commune's northern border, then flows into the Vilaine, which forms all of its western border.
Inhabitants of Pléchâtel are called Pléchâtellois in French.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 1,503 | — |
1968 | 1,512 | +0.6% |
1975 | 1,559 | +3.1% |
1982 | 1,780 | +14.2% |
1990 | 1,834 | +3.0% |
1999 | 1,946 | +6.1% |
2008 | 2,685 | +38.0% |
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