Plélan-le-Grand (French pronunciation: [plelɑ̃ ɡʁɑ̃]; Gallo: Pilelan, Breton: Plelann-Veur) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Plélan-le-Grand
Pilelan (Gallo)
Plelann-Veur (Breton)
The church of Saint-Pierre, in Plélan-le-Grand
The church of Saint-Pierre, in Plélan-le-Grand
Location of Plélan-le-Grand
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Plélan-le-Grand is located in France
Plélan-le-Grand
Plélan-le-Grand
Plélan-le-Grand is located in Brittany
Plélan-le-Grand
Plélan-le-Grand
Coordinates: 48°00′09″N 2°05′52″W / 48.0025°N 2.0978°W / 48.0025; -2.0978
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementRennes
CantonMontfort-sur-Meu
IntercommunalityCC de Brocéliande
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Murielle Douté-Bouton[1]
Area
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49.74 km2 (19.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,048
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35223 /35380
Elevation42–154 m (138–505 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Inhabitants of Plélan-le-Grand are called Plélanais in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,336—    
1975 2,284−0.32%
1982 2,349+0.40%
1990 2,566+1.11%
1999 2,940+1.52%
2007 3,498+2.20%
2012 3,611+0.64%
2017 3,949+1.81%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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