Pornic (French pronunciation: [pɔʁnik] ⓘ; Pornizh in Breton, Port-Nitz in Gallo) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
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Commune | |
.JPG) Castle of Pornic and the port | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Pornic  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°07′00″N 2°06′00″W / 47.1167°N 2.1°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire |
| Canton | Pornic |
| Intercommunality | CA Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz |
| Boroughs | Sainte-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 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Demonym | 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) |
| 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
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Sights
- Château de Pornic; medieval castle
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 1 March 2006.
Transport
The Pornic train station is served by trains to Nantes and Sainte-Pazanne.
Twin towns
Scalby, North Yorkshire - since 1995
Linz am Rhein, Germany - since 1995
Baiona, Spain - since 1995[5]
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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See also
References
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