Le Plantay

Le Plantay
Commune
Abbey of Notre-Dame des Dombes
Le Plantay
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Le Plantay
Coordinates: 46°01′00″N 5°05′00″E / 46.0167°N 5.0833°E / 46.0167; 5.0833Coordinates: 46°01′00″N 5°05′00″E / 46.0167°N 5.0833°E / 46.0167; 5.0833
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton Ceyzériat
Intercommunality Chalamont
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Guy de Framond
Area1 19.96 km2 (7.71 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 535
 • Density 27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Le Plantay is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793452—    
1800336−25.7%
1806386+14.9%
1821383−0.8%
1831352−8.1%
1836338−4.0%
1841355+5.0%
1846422+18.9%
1851440+4.3%
1856455+3.4%
1861466+2.4%
1866551+18.2%
1872560+1.6%
1876589+5.2%
1881508−13.8%
1886556+9.4%
1891491−11.7%
1896538+9.6%
1901517−3.9%
1906485−6.2%
1911492+1.4%
1921441−10.4%
1926433−1.8%
1931432−0.2%
1936389−10.0%
1946399+2.6%
1954373−6.5%
1962323−13.4%
1968300−7.1%
1975281−6.3%
1982339+20.6%
1990344+1.5%
1999417+21.2%
2008535+28.3%

Sights

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

See also

References

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