Pornic

Commune in Pays de la Loire, France

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

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.

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
• Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer

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" (in French). 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.