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Pontchâteau

Pontchâteau (; ) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

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Place details

Locality: Pontchâteau
Region: Pays de la Loire
Country: France
Population: 8,474
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.elevation max m: 52
French commune.area km2: 55.79
French commune.name: Pontchâteau
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image: Ponchateau2.jpg
French commune.caption: Town hall
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason Eon (Eudon) de Blain seigneur de Pontchâteau.svg
French commune.arrondissement: Saint-Nazaire
French commune.canton: Pontchâteau
French commune.INSEE: 44129
French commune.postal code: 44160
French commune.mayor: Danielle Cornet
French commune.term

Wikidata facts

Instance of: commune of France
Official name: Pontchâteau
Country: France
Located in: arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire
Population: +11474
Area: +55.79
Elevation: +19
Shares border with: Sainte-Reine-de-Bretagne
Official website: www.pontchateau.fr
Image: Ponchateau1.jpg

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Pontchâteau (; ) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

== Geography == Pontchâteau is located in the northwest of Loire-Atlantique, 19 km southeast of La Roche-Bernard (Morbihan), 30 km south of Redon (Ille-et-Vilaine), 25 km east of Saint-Nazaire and 53 km northwest of Nantes. The town is crossed by the Brivet.