Planchez (French pronunciation: [plɑ̃ʃe]) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.

[3] In World War II, during the German occupation of France, the area around Planchez was a focus for the Maquis.

On 25 June 1944, as a collective punishment, the village was burned by German forces.

On 1 January 2019, the estimated population was 301.

This Nièvre geographical article is a stub.