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Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
Pontchâteau
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Pontchâteau is located in France
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Pontchâteau is located in Pays de la Loire
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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
Area55.79 km (21.54 sq mi)
Population11,075
 • Density200/km (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/23 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (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

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 and INSEE (1968-2017)

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

See also

References

  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" (in French). 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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