La Planche
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  La Planche | ||
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Location within Pays de la Loire region  La Planche | ||
| Coordinates: 47°01′02″N 1°26′03″W / 47.0172°N 1.4342°WCoordinates: 47°01′02″N 1°26′03″W / 47.0172°N 1.4342°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Nantes | |
| Canton | Aigrefeuille-sur-Maine | |
| Intercommunality | vallée de Clisson | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Paul Richard | |
| Area1 | 24.42 km2 (9.43 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 2,269 | |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44127 / 44140 | |
| Elevation | 13–52 m (43–171 ft) | |
| Website | http://www.laplanche.fr/ | |
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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. | ||
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La Planche is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It is situated at 30 km south (18 miles) from Nantes, the prefecture of both the department and the region. The 1973 Nantes mid-air collision actually took place above La Planche.
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