Argentré-du-Plessis

Commune in Brittany, France

Argentré-du-Plessis Arjantrae (Gallo) Argantred-ar-Genkiz (Breton)
Commune
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
Coat of arms
Location of Argentré-du-Plessis
(2020–2026)		Jean-Noël Bévière^[1]
Area ¹	41.46 km² (16.01 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	4,549
• Density	110/km² (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35006 /35370
Elevation	67–163 m (220–535 ft) (avg. 89 m or 292 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Argentré-du-Plessis (French pronunciation: [aʁʒɑ̃tʁe dy plɛsi]; Breton: Argantred-ar-Genkiz; Gallo: Arjantrae) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,422	—
1975	2,765	+1.91%
1982	3,045	+1.39%
1990	3,329	+1.12%
1999	3,614	+0.92%
2007	4,080	+1.53%
2012	4,253	+0.83%
2017	4,396	+0.66%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Inhabitants of Argentré-du-Plessis are called Argentréens in French.

Sights

The Château du Plessis is a local chateau with some vestiges of 16th-century construction, although it was largely rebuilt in the 19th century.

The church of Notre-Dame was built between 1775 and 1779.

The archaeological excavation at Bois du Pinel has uncovered fortifications dating from the 11th century, including a moat, two courtyards, and two enclosures.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Argentré-du-Plessis.

Official website (argentre-du-plessis.fr) (in French)
"Cultural Heritage (patrimoine.region-bretagne.fr)" (in French). Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association (amf35.asso.fr) Archived 14 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in French)