Plats

Plats
A view of the village of Plats
Plats
Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Plats
Coordinates: 45°00′39″N 4°46′59″E / 45.0108°N 4.7831°ECoordinates: 45°00′39″N 4°46′59″E / 45.0108°N 4.7831°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Tournon-sur-Rhône
Canton	Tournon-sur-Rhône
Intercommunality	Tournon
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Laurent Brunel
Area^1	16.25 km^2 (6.27 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	753
• Density	46/km^2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	07177 / 07300
Elevation	178–543 m (584–1,781 ft) (avg. 460 m or 1,510 ft)
Website	(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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Plats is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	316	—
1968	350	+10.8%
1975	321	−8.3%
1982	381	+18.7%
1990	443	+16.3%
1999	509	+14.9%
2008	753	+47.9%

Town hall

Toponymie

Plats was called Planum in 1275, Plana in XIV^e, Plais in XVIII^e, then he was called Plas and Plats.^[1] The name of the town is written プラ in Japanese, Пла in Russian and 쁠라 in Korean.^[2]

Town planning

Housing

Evolution of housing between 1968 and 2009.^{[I 1]}

1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2009
134	170	183	198	240	329

Personalities linked to Plats

• Marie-France Banc (1876 - 1965), Righteous Among the Nations .She was born in Plats and died in Saint-Félicien.^[3] · .^[4]

See also

• Communes of the Ardèche department

References

Insee

• (French) INSEE informations for Plats PDF

1. INSEE LOG T1M - Évolution du nombre de logements par catégorie.

Other

1. (French)Website of Plats
2. (French)www.annuaire-mairie.fr
3. "Banc Marie-France" (in French).
4. "Mère Marie des Anges" (in French).