Argentré-du-Plessis

Argentré-du-Plessis

Argantreg-ar-Genkiz
Argentré-du-Plessis Argantreg-ar-Genkiz
Commune
	Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 48°03′29″N 1°09′10″W / 48.0581°N 1.1528°WCoordinates: 48°03′29″N 1°09′10″W / 48.0581°N 1.1528°W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Fougères-Vitré
Canton	La Guerche-de-Bretagne
Intercommunality	CA Vitré Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Noël Bévière
Area 1	41.46 km2 (16.01 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	4,447
• 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 (Breton: Argantreg-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^[2]

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.