Pléchâtel (French pronunciation: [pleʃatɛl]; Breton: Plegastell) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.

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Pléchâtel Plegastell (Breton)
Commune
The church of Pléchâtel
Location of Pléchâtel
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Coordinates: 47°53′43″N 1°44′50″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Redon
Canton	Bain-de-Bretagne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Éric Bourasseau[1]
Area 1	36.32 km2 (14.02 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,763
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35221 /35470
Elevation	7–116 m (23–381 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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The river Semnon forms all of the commune's northern border, then flows into the Vilaine, which forms all of its western border.

Inhabitants of Pléchâtel are called Pléchâtellois in French.

Jacques Bardoul, born in Pléchâtel, was a Christian knight, belonging to the order of Saint John of Jerusalem, defender of Rhodes in 1480 under the orders of the Grand Master Pierre d'Aubusson.

• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department