Pornic

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.

Pornic
Commune
The 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
IntercommunalityPornic
BoroughsSainte-Marie-sur-Mer, Clion-sur-Mer
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Jean-Michel Brard
Area
1
94.2 km2 (36.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
15,018
 • Density160/km2 (410/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)
Websitehttp://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.

Monuments

Breton language

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

Transport

Gare de Pornic is served by train services to Nantes.

Twin towns

The village is twinned with Scalby, North Yorkshire.

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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Precipitation totals in mm
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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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