Canton Pornic Population 14,288 (2013) | Intercommunality Pornic Local time Friday 8:12 AM | |
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Weather 3°C, Wind NE at 14 km/h, 98% Humidity Points of interest Casino Pornic, Château de Pornic, Plage des Sablons, Plage de l'Étang, Tumulus Des Mousseaux | ||
Pornic (Pornizh in Breton, Port-Nitz in Gallo) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique département, in South-Eastern Brittany, in western France. In 1973 the commune of Pornic absorbed the neighbouring municipalities of Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer and Clion-sur-Mer, whose inhabitants were called respectively Sanmaritains and Clionnais. These former municipalities are now two subdivisions of Pornic.
Contents
- Map of 44210 Pornic France
- Monuments
- Breton language
- Climate
- Transport
- Twin towns
- Tourism
- Restaurants
- References
Map of 44210 Pornic, France
Monuments
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.
Tourism
Pornic Office of Tourism
Restaurants
Le Vesuvio