Pléchâtel | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Coordinates: | 47.8953°N -1.7472°W |
Insee: | 35221 |
Postal Code: | 35470 |
Arrondissement: | Redon |
Canton: | Bain-de-Bretagne |
Mayor: | Éric Bourasseau[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Elevation Min M: | 7 |
Elevation Max M: | 116 |
Area Km2: | 36.32 |
Pléchâtel (in French pronounced as /pleʃatɛl/; Breton: Plegastell) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.
The river Semnon forms all of the commune's northern border, then flows into the Vilaine, which forms all of its western border.
Inhabitants of Pléchâtel are called Pléchâtellois in French.
Jacques Bardoul, born in Pléchâtel, was a Christian knight, belonging to the order of Saint John of Jerusalem, defender of Rhodes in 1480 under the orders of the Grand Master Pierre d'Aubusson.