Pornic
Port-Nitz (Gallo)
Pornizh (Breton)
Commune
Castle of Pornic and the port
Castle of Pornic and the port
Coat of arms of Pornic
Location of Pornic
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 (20202026) Jean-Michel Brard[1]
Area
1
94.2 km2 (36.4 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 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

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

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

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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27
 
 
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22
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source:
Imperial conversion
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2.8
 
 
48
39
 
 
2.6
 
 
50
39
 
 
2
 
 
55
42
 
 
1.9
 
 
59
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2.2
 
 
65
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1.4
 
 
71
55
 
 
1.3
 
 
76
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63
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches

See also

References

  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". 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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