Pornic
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Location within Pays de la Loire region  Pornic | ||
| Coordinates: 47°07′00″N 2°06′00″W / 47.1167°N 2.1°WCoordinates: 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 | Pornic | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Philippe Boënnec | |
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| • Land1 | 94.2 km2 (36.4 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Population2 | 13,681 | |
| • Population2 Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 44131 / 44210 | |
| Elevation | 0–31 m (0–102 ft) | |
| Website | http://www.pornic.fr/ | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Pornic (Pornizh in Breton) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique département, in South-Eastern Brittany, in western France.
Monuments
- Château de Pornic - mediaeval castle
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 1 March 2006.
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.
Transport
Gare de Pornic is served by train services to Nantes.
Twin towns
The village is twinned with Scalby, North Yorkshire.
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