Plats, Ardèche

Plats
A view of the village of Plats
A view of the village of Plats
Location of Plats
Map
Plats is located in France
Plats
Plats
Plats is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Plats
Plats
Coordinates: 45°00′39″N 4°46′59″E / 45.0108°N 4.7831°E / 45.0108; 4.7831
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentArdèche
ArrondissementTournon-sur-Rhône
CantonTournon-sur-Rhône
IntercommunalityCA Arche Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Régis Reynaud[1]
Area
1
16.25 km2 (6.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
839
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
07177 /07300
Elevation178–543 m (584–1,781 ft)
(avg. 460 m or 1,510 ft)
Website(in French) www.plats.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Plats (French pronunciation: [pla] ) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968350—    
1975321−1.23%
1982381+2.48%
1990443+1.90%
1999509+1.56%
2007733+4.66%
2012809+1.99%
2017854+1.09%
Source: INSEE[3]
Town hall

Toponymy

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Plats was called Planum in 1275, Plana in XIVe, Plais in XVIIIe, then it was called Plas and Plats.[4] The name of the town is written プラ in Japanese, Пла in Russian and 쁠라 in Korean.

Town planning

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Housing

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Evolution of housing between 1968 and 2017.[5]
1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2012 2017
134 170 183 198 240 311 345 371

Personalities linked to Plats

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Commemorative plaque for Marie Banc (Sister Mary of the Angels) at the house of her birth in Plats.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 1 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ (in French)Website of Plats
  5. ^ Évolution du nombre de logements par catégorie en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ "Banc Marie-France" (in French).
  7. ^ "Mère Marie des Anges" (in French).