Pornic

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

Pornic
Commune
Castle of Pornic and the port
Coat of arms
Location of Pornic
Pornic
Pornic
Coordinates: 47°07′00″N 2°06′00″W
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
Area
1
94.2 km2 (36.4 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
15,859
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Pornicais (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
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793948—    
1806834−12.0%
18211,040+24.7%
18311,106+6.3%
18411,324+19.7%
18511,497+13.1%
18611,608+7.4%
18721,732+7.7%
18811,809+4.4%
18911,980+9.5%
19012,034+2.7%
19112,101+3.3%
YearPop.±%
19211,957−6.9%
19311,910−2.4%
19462,358+23.5%
19542,460+4.3%
19622,759+12.2%
19758,154+195.5%
19828,704+6.7%
19909,815+12.8%
199911,891+21.2%
200613,681+15.1%
201715,018+9.8%

Sights

Breton language

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

Transport

The local train station is served by trains to Nantes.


Twin towns

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.

Pornic
Climate chart (explanation)
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source:

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. "Connexion - CNCD Titre 1 Eng". pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
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