La Planche | |
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Location of La Planche  | |
  La Planche  La Planche | |
| Coordinates: 47°01′02″N 1°26′03″W / 47.0172°N 1.4342°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Nantes |
| Canton | Clisson |
| Intercommunality | CA Clisson Sèvre et Maine Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Séverine Joly-Piveteau[1] |
Area 1 | 24.42 km2 (9.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,799 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44127 /44140 |
| Elevation | 13–52 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. | |
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]
It is situated at 25 km (16 miles) south of Nantes. The 1973 Nantes mid-air collision took place above La Planche.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Commune de La Planche (44127), INSEE.