Pléchâtel
| Pléchâtel Plegastell | |
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The church of Pléchâtel | |
  Pléchâtel | |
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Location within Brittany region  Pléchâtel | |
| Coordinates: 47°53′43″N 1°44′50″W / 47.8953°N 1.7472°WCoordinates: 47°53′43″N 1°44′50″W / 47.8953°N 1.7472°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Redon |
| Canton | Bain-de-Bretagne |
| Intercommunality | Moyenne Vilaine et du Semnon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Éric Bourasseau |
| Area1 | 36.32 km2 (14.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 2,685 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35221 / 35470 |
| Elevation | 7–116 m (23–381 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Pléchâtel (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 | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 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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