Plessé
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Plessé (French pronunciation: [plɛse] ⓘ; Breton: Plesei) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| Historical population | ||
| YearPop.±% p.a.17932,642—18002,635−0.04%18062,954+1.92%18213,048+0.21%18313,652+1.82%18413,406−0.69%18464,011+3.32%18514,435+2.03%18564,539+0.46%18614,856+1.36%18665,126+1.09%18725,405+0.89%18765,154−1.18%18815,161+0.03%18865,366+0.78%18915,529+0.60%18965,452−0.28%19015,436−0.06% | YearPop.±% p.a.19065,478+0.15%19115,429−0.18%19215,232−0.37%19265,053−0.69%19314,565−2.01%19364,264−1.35%19464,062−0.48%19543,881−0.57%19623,683−0.65%19683,523−0.74%19753,395−0.53%19823,436+0.17%19903,298−0.51%19993,416+0.39%20074,130+2.40%20124,895+3.46%20175,248+1.40%20235,335+0.27% | |
| 1793 | 2,642 | — |
| 1800 | 2,635 | −0.04% |
| 1806 | 2,954 | +1.92% |
| 1821 | 3,048 | +0.21% |
| 1831 | 3,652 | +1.82% |
| 1841 | 3,406 | −0.69% |
| 1846 | 4,011 | +3.32% |
| 1851 | 4,435 | +2.03% |
| 1856 | 4,539 | +0.46% |
| 1861 | 4,856 | +1.36% |
| 1866 | 5,126 | +1.09% |
| 1872 | 5,405 | +0.89% |
| 1876 | 5,154 | −1.18% |
| 1881 | 5,161 | +0.03% |
| 1886 | 5,366 | +0.78% |
| 1891 | 5,529 | +0.60% |
| 1896 | 5,452 | −0.28% |
| 1901 | 5,436 | −0.06% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1906 | 5,478 | +0.15% |
| 1911 | 5,429 | −0.18% |
| 1921 | 5,232 | −0.37% |
| 1926 | 5,053 | −0.69% |
| 1931 | 4,565 | −2.01% |
| 1936 | 4,264 | −1.35% |
| 1946 | 4,062 | −0.48% |
| 1954 | 3,881 | −0.57% |
| 1962 | 3,683 | −0.65% |
| 1968 | 3,523 | −0.74% |
| 1975 | 3,395 | −0.53% |
| 1982 | 3,436 | +0.17% |
| 1990 | 3,298 | −0.51% |
| 1999 | 3,416 | +0.39% |
| 2007 | 4,130 | +2.40% |
| 2012 | 4,895 | +3.46% |
| 2017 | 5,248 | +1.40% |
| 2023 | 5,335 | +0.27% |
| Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023) |
Notable people
- Lucien Petit-Breton (18 October 1882 – 20 December 1917), French racing cyclist, the first to win the Tour de France twice, born in Plessé.
- Clément Guillon (27 April 1932 – 9 July 2010) was the Roman Catholic bishop of Quimper, born in Plessé.
- Catherine de Parthenay (22 March 1554 – 26 October 1631), a French noblewoman and mathematician, born in Plessé.