Pontchâteau
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Nazaire | |
| Canton | Pontchâteau | |
| Community association | Pays de Pontchâteau Saint-Gildas-des-Bois | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 26 ′ N , 2 ° 5 ′ W | |
| height | 0-52 m | |
| surface | 55.79 km 2 | |
| Residents | 10,684 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 192 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 44160 | |
| INSEE code | 44129 | |
| Website | www.pontchateau.fr | |
 Location of Pontchâteau in the Loire-Atlantique department |
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Pontchâteau is a commune with 10,684 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire and the canton of Pontchâteau .
history
In the 11th century the Lords of Pont (a bridge was secured over the Brivet here ) made it possible to build a settlement not far from their castle.
| Population development in Pontchâteau | ||
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| 1962 | 5334 | |
| 1968 | 5835 | |
| 1975 | 6394 | |
| 1982 | 7220 | |
| 1990 | 7549 | |
| 1999 | 7773 | |
| 2009 | 8569 | |
The place has had a train station on the Savenay – Landerneau railway since 1862 .
Attractions
- Le Fuseau de la Madeleine, a megalith of 5.65 meters high
- Roche Branlante de Pimpenelle, 7 meters high
Sports
In 1989 and 2004 the world championships in cyclocross took place in Pontchâteau , in 2005 and 2016 the European championships.
Town twinning
- Nassau (Lahn) , Germany, since 1975
Personalities
- Jacques Demy (1931–1990), film director, born in Pontchâteau
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 928-936.
Web links
Commons : Pontchâteau - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ INSEE: Population development of Pontchâteau 1962–1999 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ INSEE: Population in 2009
- ↑ Cyclo-cross European Championships 2016 ( Memento of the original from November 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
