La Planche (French pronunciation: [la plɑ̃ʃ] ; Breton: Ar Plank) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.[3]

La Planche
Commune
Coat of arms of La Planche
Location of La Planche
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La Planche is located in France
La Planche
La Planche
La Planche is located in Pays de la Loire
La Planche
La Planche
Coordinates: 47°01′02″N 1°26′03″W / 47.0172°N 1.4342°W / 47.0172; -1.4342
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementNantes
CantonClisson
IntercommunalityCA Clisson Sèvre et Maine Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Séverine Joly-Piveteau[1]
Area
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24.42 km2 (9.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,799
 • Density110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44127 /44140
Elevation13–52 m (43–171 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is situated at 25 km (16 miles) south of Nantes. The 1973 Nantes mid-air collision took place above La Planche.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1856 1,898—    
1872 1,817−0.27%
1901 1,748−0.13%
1926 1,430−0.80%
1946 1,403−0.10%
1962 1,513+0.47%
1968 1,471−0.47%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1975 1,532+0.58%
1982 1,883+2.99%
1990 2,052+1.08%
1999 2,075+0.12%
2007 2,297+1.28%
2012 2,452+1.31%
2017 2,640+1.49%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Culture

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In La Planche, the Musée de la chanson française has been established in 1992. The goal of the museum, to remember the artists that have established the heritage of the chanson.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Commune de La Planche (44127), INSEE.
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Planche, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ Danièle Clermontel and Jean-Claude Clermontel, Chronologie scientifique, technologique et économique de la France], page 321, ISBN 9782748346824