Pléchâtel

Commune in Brittany, France

Pléchâtel Plegastell (Breton)
Commune
The church of Pléchâtel
Location of Pléchâtel
(2020–2026)		Éric Bourasseau^[1]
Area ¹	36.32 km² (14.02 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	2,763
• Density	76/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.

Pléchâtel (French pronunciation: [pleʃatɛl]; Breton: Plegastell) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Geography

The river Semnon forms all of the commune's northern border, then flows into the Vilaine, which forms all of its western border.

Population

Inhabitants of Pléchâtel are called Pléchâtellois in French.

Historical population
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%
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.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE