Argentré-du-Plessis
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Argentré-du-Plessis Argantred-ar-Genkiz |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
| Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré | |
| Canton | La Guerche-de-Bretagne | |
| Community association | Vitré Communauté | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 3 ′ N , 1 ° 9 ′ W | |
| height | 67-163 m | |
| surface | 41.46 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,396 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 106 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 35370 | |
| INSEE code | 35006 | |
| Website | http://www.argentre-du-plessis.fr/ | |
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Argentré-du-Plessis ( Breton : Argantred-ar-Genkiz ) is a French municipality with 4396 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in the region of Brittany . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Fougères-Vitré and the canton of La Guerche-de-Bretagne . The inhabitants are called Argentréens .
geography
Argentré-du-Plessis is surrounded by the neighboring communities Erbrée in the north, Mondevert in the northeast, Le Pertre in the east, Brielles in the southeast, Gennes-sur-Seiche and Saint-Germain-du-Pinel in the south, Domalain in the southwest and Étrelles in the west and northwest. The national route 157 runs through the municipality . There is a small lake landscape in the municipality. The lakes Étang de la Verrerie , Étang du Moulin-Neuf and Étang du Moulin aux Moines are the most important. The small river Hill flows through the parish , which also drains the lakes.
history
The area was ruled by the von Plessis family, whose castle was built around the 15th century. In 1795 the battle of Argentré took place here between the Republicans and the Catholics of Brittany loyal to the king (the so-called Chouans ), in which the Chouans remained victorious.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 2265 | 2422 | 2765 | 3045 | 3329 | 3614 | 4021 | 4396 |
Attractions
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See also: List of Monuments historiques in Argentré-du-Plessis
- Plessis Castle, built in the 15th century, reconstructed in the 19th century, monument historique since 2000
- Pinel Castle, mansion with Gothic chapel from the 15th century, which has been classified as a monument historique since 1939.
- Fauconnerie Castle, built in the 17th and 18th centuries
- Church Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption , built from 1775 to 1779 after the previous church was destroyed in 1772
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- 11th century Saint-Pierre chapel
- Archaeological site of Bois de Pinel, monument historique since 1995, site of a moth (hill fort) from the 11th century
- 19th century Saint-Louis chapel
- New mill
Personalities
- Jean-Baptiste du Plessis d'Argentré (1720–1805), bishop
Parish partnership
There is a partnership with the German Wüllen , a district of Ahaus , in North Rhine-Westphalia.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 85-89.
