Plessé

Plessé
Commune
War memorial
Location of Plessé
Plessé
Plessé
Coordinates: 47°32′33″N 1°53′09″W / 47.5425°N 1.8858°W / 47.5425; -1.8858
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementChâteaubriant-Ancenis
CantonPontchâteau
IntercommunalityRedon Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Aurélie Mezière[1]
Area
1
104.38 km2 (40.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
5,335
 • Density51.11/km2 (132.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44128 /44630
Elevation1–66 m (3.3–216.5 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Plessé (French pronunciation: [plɛse] ; Breton: Plesei) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

Notable people

  • Lucien Petit-Breton (18 October 1882 – 20 December 1917), French racing cyclist, the first to win the Tour de France twice, born in Plessé.
  • Clément Guillon (27 April 1932 – 9 July 2010) was the Roman Catholic bishop of Quimper, born in Plessé.
  • Catherine de Parthenay (22 March 1554 – 26 October 1631), a French noblewoman and mathematician, born in Plessé.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Plessé, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE