Pornic

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
Map
Pornic is located in France
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.

Pornic (French pronunciation: [pɔʁnik] ⓘ; 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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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

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Breton language

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

Transport

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

Twin towns

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Climate

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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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2.8
 
 
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█ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
█ Precipitation totals in inches

See also

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References

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  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" (in French). 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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