Pontchâteau
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Pontchâteau | |
Coordinates: 47°25′48″N 2°04′59″W / 47.43°N 2.083°WCoordinates: 47°25′48″N 2°04′59″W / 47.43°N 2.083°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Loire-Atlantique |
Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire |
Canton | Pontchâteau |
Intercommunality | Pays de Pontchâteau St-Gildas-des-Bois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Danielle Cornet |
Area 1 | 55.79 km2 (21.54 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 10,771 |
• Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 44129 /44160 |
Elevation | 0–52 m (0–171 ft) (avg. 7 m or 23 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Pontchâteau (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ʃato] (listen); Breton: Pontkastell-Keren) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
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Personalities[]
- Jacques Demy (1931–1990), film director.
See also[]
- Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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