La Planche
La Planche is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
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Location of La Planche 
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| Coordinates: 47°01′02″N 1°26′03″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Nantes |
| Canton | Clisson |
| Intercommunality | Vallée de Clisson |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Séverine Joly-Piveteau |
| Area 1 | 24.42 km2 (9.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,640 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/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. | |
It is situated at 25 km (16 miles) south of Nantes. The 1973 Nantes mid-air collision took place above La Planche.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1856 | 1,898 | — |
| 1861 | 1,878 | −1.1% |
| 1872 | 1,817 | −3.2% |
| 1881 | 1,891 | +4.1% |
| 1891 | 1,888 | −0.2% |
| 1901 | 1,748 | −7.4% |
| 1911 | 1,646 | −5.8% |
| 1921 | 1,439 | −12.6% |
| 1931 | 1,394 | −3.1% |
| 1946 | 1,403 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 1,513 | +7.8% |
| 1962 | 1,513 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,471 | −2.8% |
| 1975 | 1,532 | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 1,883 | +22.9% |
| 1990 | 2,052 | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 2,074 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 2,325 | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 2,640 | +13.5% |
Culture
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.[2]
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Danièle Clermontel and Jean-Claude Clermontel, Chronologie scientifique, technologique et économique de la France], page 321, ISBN 9782748346824
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