Pornic
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Place details
- Locality
- Pornic
- Region
- Pays de la Loire
- Country
- France
- Population
- 12,897
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Pornic
- French commune.native name
- (Gallo)
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.population demonym
- Pornicais (French)
- French commune.image
- Pornic (1).JPG
- French commune.caption
- Castle of Pornic and the port
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Pornic (Loire-Atlantique).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Saint-Nazaire
- French commune.canton
- Pornic
- French commune.subdivisions
- Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer, Clion-sur-Mer
- French commune.INSEE
- 44131
- French commune.postal code
- 44210
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Pornic
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire
- Population
- +18745
- Area
- +94.18
- Elevation
- +22
- Shares border with
- Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef
- Official website
- www.pornic.fr
- Image
- Pornic (1).JPG
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Article
24 sectionsContents
- History
- Prehistory and Antiquity
- Middle Ages
- French Revolution
- 19th and 20th centuries
- Economy
- Tourism
- Ports
- Industry
- Heritage
- Architecture
- Château de Pornic
- Other buildings
- Religious heritage
- War cemetery
- Coat of arms
- Population
- Breton language
- Transport
- Twin towns
- Notable people
- Climate
- See also
- References
Pornic (; 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.