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Pornic | |
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Commune | |
Castle of Pornic and the port | |
Coordinates: 47°07′00″N 2°06′00″W / 47.1167°N 2.1°WCoordinates: 47°07′00″N 2°06′00″W / 47.1167°N 2.1°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Loire-Atlantique |
Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire |
Canton | Pornic |
Intercommunality | CA Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz |
Boroughs | Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer, Clion-sur-Mer |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Michel Brard |
Area 1 | 94.2 km2 (36.4 sq mi) |
Demonym | Pornicais (French) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 44131 /44210 |
Elevation | 0–31 m (0–102 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Pornic (French pronunciation: [pɔʁnik] (listen); Pornizh in Breton, Port-Nitz in Gallo) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
In 1973 the commune of Pornic absorbed the neighbouring municipalities of Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer and Clion-sur-Mer.
Population
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Source: EHESS[1] and INSEE (1968-2017)[2] |
Sights
- Château de Pornic; medieval castle
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 1 March 2006.
Transport
The Pornic train station is served by trains to Nantes and Sainte-Pazanne.
Twin towns
Scalby, North Yorkshire - since 1995
Linz am Rhein, Germany - since 1995
Baiona, Spain - since 1995[3]
Climate
Pornic has a Csb type climate (Mediterranean with mild summers). The highest temperature recorded in Pornic is 38.1 °C on 4 August 2003, while the lowest temperature was -11.2 °C on 2 February 1986. Pornic's average temperature between 1971 and 2000 is approximately 12.8 °C.
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See also
References
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Pornic, EHESS. (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Connexion - CNCD Titre 1 Eng". pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
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