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 | |
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The castle of Pornic and the port | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Pornic | |
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Coordinates: 47°07′00″N 2°06′00″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 |
Area 1 | 94.2 km2 (36.4 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 15,018 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Pornicais (French) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
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. |
Monuments
- Château de Pornic; medieval castle
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.
See also
Media related to Pornic at Wikimedia Commons - Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
- Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer