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Pornic

Summary

Pornic (French pronunciation: [pɔʁnik] ⓘ; Pornizh in Breton, Port-Nitz in Gallo) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Pornic
Port-Nitz (Gallo)
Pornizh (Breton)
Commune
Castle of Pornic and the port
Castle of Pornic and the port
Coat of arms of Pornic
Coat of arms
Location of Pornic
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Pornic
Pornic
Pornic is located in Pays de la Loire
Pornic
Pornic
Coordinates: 47°07′00″N 2°06′00″W / 47.1167°N 2.1°W / 47.1167; -2.1
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementSaint-Nazaire
CantonPornic
IntercommunalityCA Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz
BoroughsSainte-Marie-sur-Mer, Clion-sur-Mer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Michel Brard[1]
Area
1
94.2 km2 (36.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
17,910
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
DemonymPornicais (French)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44131 /44210
Elevation0–31 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.

In 1973 the commune of Pornic absorbed the neighbouring municipalities of Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer and Clion-sur-Mer.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 948—    
1800 806−2.29%
1806 834+0.57%
1821 1,040+1.48%
1831 1,106+0.62%
1841 1,324+1.82%
1846 1,505+2.60%
1851 1,497−0.11%
1856 1,494−0.04%
1861 1,608+1.48%
1866 1,630+0.27%
1872 1,732+1.02%
1876 1,666−0.97%
1881 1,809+1.66%
1886 1,919+1.19%
1891 1,980+0.63%
1896 2,017+0.37%
1901 2,034+0.17%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 2,004−0.30%
1911 2,101+0.95%
1921 1,957−0.71%
1926 2,001+0.45%
1931 1,910−0.93%
1936 2,015+1.08%
1946 2,358+1.58%
1954 2,460+0.53%
1962 2,759+1.44%
1968 2,795+0.22%
1975 8,154+16.53%
1982 8,704+0.94%
1990 9,815+1.51%
1999 11,903+2.17%
2007 13,906+1.96%
2012 13,937+0.04%
2017 15,018+1.51%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Sights edit

Breton language edit

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 1 March 2006.

Transport edit

The Pornic train station is served by trains to Nantes and Sainte-Pazanne.

Twin towns edit

Climate edit

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.

Pornic
Climate chart (explanation)
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Source: [1]
Imperial conversion
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See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Pornic, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "Connexion - CNCD Titre 1 Eng". pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
 
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