Plaintel (French pronunciation: [plɛ̃tɛl]; Breton: Pleneventer; Gallo: Plentèr) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Plaintel
Pleneventer | |
|---|---|
 The Menhir du Petit Vauridel, in Plaintel | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Plaintel  | |
  Plaintel  Plaintel | |
| Coordinates: 48°24′32″N 2°49′01″W / 48.4089°N 2.8169°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc |
| Canton | Plaintel |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Brieuc Armor |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Vincent Alleno[1] |
| Area 1 | 26.76 km2 (10.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,540 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22171 /22940 |
| Elevation | 100–246 m (328–807 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population edit
Inhabitants of Plaintel are called plaintelois or plaintelais in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,322 | — |
| 1975 | 2,885 | +3.15% |
| 1982 | 3,436 | +2.53% |
| 1990 | 3,557 | +0.43% |
| 1999 | 3,471 | −0.27% |
| 2007 | 3,800 | +1.14% |
| 2012 | 4,206 | +2.05% |
| 2017 | 4,344 | +0.65% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plaintel.
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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