Pornic
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The castle of Pornic and the port | ||
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Pornic | ||
Location within Pays de la Loire region Pornic | ||
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 | Pornic | |
Boroughs | Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer, Clion-sur-Mer | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Jean-Michel Brard | |
Area1 | 94.2 km2 (36.4 sq mi) | |
Population (2010)2 | 14,101 | |
• Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) | |
Demonym(s) | Pornicais (French) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 44131 / 44210 | |
Elevation | 0–31 m (0–102 ft) | |
Website | http://www.pornic.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. |
Pornic (Pornizh in Breton, Port-Nitz in Gallo) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique département, in South-Eastern Brittany, in western France. In 1973 the commune of Pornic absorbed the neighbouring municipalities of Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer and Clion-sur-Mer, whose inhabitants were called respectively Sanmaritains and Clionnais. These former municipalities are now two subdivisions of Pornic.
Monuments
- Château de Pornic - medieval castle
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 1 March 2006.
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.
Transport
Gare de Pornic is served by train services to Nantes.
Twin towns
The village is twinned with Scalby, North Yorkshire.
Tourism
Restaurants
See also
- Media related to Pornic at Wikimedia Commons
- Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
- Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer