Plélan-le-Grand

Plélan-le-Grand (French pronunciation: [plelɑ̃ lə ɡʁɑ̃]; Gallo: Pilelan, Breton: Plelann-Veur) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Plélan-le-Grand Pilelan (Gallo) Plelann-Veur (Breton)
Commune
The church of Saint-Pierre, in Plélan-le-Grand
Location of Plélan-le-Grand
Plélan-le-Grand Show map of France Plélan-le-Grand Show map of Brittany
Coordinates: 48°00′09″N 2°05′52″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Rennes
Canton	Montfort-sur-Meu
Intercommunality	CC de Brocéliande
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Murielle Douté-Bouton[1]
Area 1	49.74 km2 (19.20 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,063
• Density	82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35223 /35380
Elevation	42–154 m (138–505 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Inhabitants of Plélan-le-Grand are called Plélanais in French.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,336	—
1975	2,284	−0.32%
1982	2,349	+0.40%
1990	2,566	+1.11%
1999	2,940	+1.52%
2007	3,498	+2.20%
2012	3,611	+0.64%
2017	3,949	+1.81%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department
• Jean-Marie Valentin