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{{Infobox French commune
{{Infobox French commune
|name=Pontchâteau
|name = Pontchâteau
|commune status = Commune
|region=[[Pays de la Loire]]
|image = Ponchateau2.jpg
|department=[[Loire-Atlantique]]
|caption = Town hall
|arrondissement=Saint-Nazaire
|image coat of arms = Blason Eon (Eudon) de Blain seigneur de Pontchâteau.svg
|canton=Pontchâteau
|arrondissement = Saint-Nazaire
|insee=44129
|canton = Pontchâteau
|postal_code=44160
|INSEE = 44129
|mayor=Bernard Clouet
|postal code = 44160
|term= 2001-2008
|mayor = Danielle Cornet<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}</ref>
|intercomm=Brivet et Brière
|term = 2020&ndash;2026
|longitude=-2.083
|intercommunality = Pays de Pontchâteau St-Gildas-des-Bois
|latitude=47.43
|coordinates = {{coord|47.43|-2.083|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m=7
|elevation m = 7
|elevation_min_m=0|elevation_max_m=52
|elevation min m = 0
|hectares=5579
|elevation max m = 52
|area_km2=55.79
|area km2 = 55.79
|population=7773
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|date-population=1999
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|density_km2=139|date-density=1999}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}


'''Pontchâteau''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Loire-Atlantique]] [[Departments of France|department]] in western [[France]].
'''Pontchâteau''' ({{IPA-fr|pɔ̃ʃato|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Pom445-Pontchâteau.wav}}; {{lang-br|Pontkastell-Keren}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Loire-Atlantique]] [[Departments of France|department]] in western [[France]].

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|align = none
|cols = 2
|percentages = pagr
|source = EHESS<ref name=ehess>{{Cassini-Ehess|27512|Pontchâteau}}</ref> and INSEE (1968-2017)<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-44129#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE</ref>
|graph-pos = bottom
|1793 |2703
|1800 |2572
|1806 |2678
|1821 |3100
|1831 |3300
|1841 |3516
|1846 |3558
|1851 |3667
|1856 |3709
|1861 |4449
|1866 |4158
|1872 |4200
|1876 |4368
|1881 |4481
|1886 |4656
|1891 |4632
|1896 |4814
|1901 |4892
|1906 |5004
|1911 |4883
|1921 |4675
|1926 |4613
|1931 |4606
|1936 |4518
|1946 |5188
|1954 |5200
|1962 |5334
|1968 |5835
|1975 |6394
|1982 |7220
|1990 |7549
|1999 |7773
|2007 |9140
|2012 |9982
|2017 |10684
}}

== Communications ==
Pontchâteau is located at a major crossroads, at the junction of the RN 165, the Nantes-Vannes-Brest expressway, and the D 773, the Saint-Nazaire-Redon road.

Pontchâteau also lies on the [[Savenay–Landerneau railway]] line, and is served by a station.

==Personalities==
*[[Jacques Demy]] (1931{{endash}}1990), film director.
*[[Lydie Denier]] (1964{{endash}}), actress.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department]]
*[[Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department]]


==References==
{{reflist}}

{{commons category}}
{{Loire-Atlantique communes}}
{{Loire-Atlantique communes}}

{{authority control}}


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Latest revision as of 20:20, 1 November 2023

Pontchâteau
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Pontchâteau
Coat of arms
Location of Pontchâteau
Map
Pontchâteau is located in France
Pontchâteau
Pontchâteau
Pontchâteau is located in Pays de la Loire
Pontchâteau
Pontchâteau
Coordinates: 47°25′48″N 2°04′59″W / 47.43°N 2.083°W / 47.43; -2.083
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementSaint-Nazaire
CantonPontchâteau
IntercommunalityPays de Pontchâteau St-Gildas-des-Bois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Danielle Cornet[1]
Area
1
55.79 km2 (21.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
11,075
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44129 /44160
Elevation0–52 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] ⓘ; Breton: Pontkastell-Keren) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,703—    
1800 2,572−0.71%
1806 2,678+0.68%
1821 3,100+0.98%
1831 3,300+0.63%
1841 3,516+0.64%
1846 3,558+0.24%
1851 3,667+0.61%
1856 3,709+0.23%
1861 4,449+3.71%
1866 4,158−1.34%
1872 4,200+0.17%
1876 4,368+0.99%
1881 4,481+0.51%
1886 4,656+0.77%
1891 4,632−0.10%
1896 4,814+0.77%
1901 4,892+0.32%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 5,004+0.45%
1911 4,883−0.49%
1921 4,675−0.43%
1926 4,613−0.27%
1931 4,606−0.03%
1936 4,518−0.39%
1946 5,188+1.39%
1954 5,200+0.03%
1962 5,334+0.32%
1968 5,835+1.51%
1975 6,394+1.32%
1982 7,220+1.75%
1990 7,549+0.56%
1999 7,773+0.33%
2007 9,140+2.05%
2012 9,982+1.78%
2017 10,684+1.37%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Communications[edit]

Pontchâteau is located at a major crossroads, at the junction of the RN 165, the Nantes-Vannes-Brest expressway, and the D 773, the Saint-Nazaire-Redon road.

Pontchâteau also lies on the Savenay–Landerneau railway line, and is served by a station.

Personalities[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Pontchâteau, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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