Le Plantay

Le Plantay (French pronunciation: [lə plɑ̃tɛ]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Le Plantay
Commune
Château du Plantay
Coat of arms
Location of Le Plantay
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Coordinates: 46°01′00″N 5°05′00″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Ceyzériat
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Saroni[1]
Area 1	19.96 km2 (7.71 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	569
• Density	29/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01299 /01330
Elevation	267–286 m (876–938 ft) (avg. 275 m or 902 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	300	—
1975	281	−0.93%
1982	339	+2.72%
1990	344	+0.18%
1999	417	+2.16%
2009	544	+2.69%
2014	530	−0.52%
2020	589	+1.77%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

The Abbey of Notre-Dame des Dombes, founded by Trappist monks in 1863, is located in the commune.

See also

• Communes of the Ain department