Pontchâteau
Pontchâteau | |
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Commune | |
Coordinates: 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 | Brivet et Brière |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Danielle Cornet |
Area 1 | 55.79 km2 (21.54 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 11,075 |
• Density | 200/km2 (510/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 (Breton: Pontkastell-Keren) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1793 | 2,703 | — |
1806 | 2,678 | −0.9% |
1821 | 3,100 | +15.8% |
1831 | 3,300 | +6.5% |
1841 | 3,516 | +6.5% |
1851 | 3,667 | +4.3% |
1861 | 4,449 | +21.3% |
1872 | 4,200 | −5.6% |
1881 | 4,656 | +10.9% |
1891 | 4,632 | −0.5% |
1901 | 4,892 | +5.6% |
1911 | 4,883 | −0.2% |
1921 | 4,675 | −4.3% |
1931 | 4,606 | −1.5% |
1946 | 5,188 | +12.6% |
1954 | 5,200 | +0.2% |
1962 | 5,334 | +2.6% |
1968 | 5,835 | +9.4% |
1975 | 6,394 | +9.6% |
1982 | 7,220 | +12.9% |
1990 | 7,549 | +4.6% |
1999 | 7,770 | +2.9% |
2010 | 9,863 | +26.9% |
2017 | 10,684 | +8.3% |
Personalities
- Jacques Demy (1931–1990), film director.
See also
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- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.