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Pontchâteau
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Pontchâteau (; ) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
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Pontchâteau is a commune in France, situated within the Loire-Atlantique department and the arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire. It serves as the capital of the canton of Pontchâteau and is located in the Pays de la Loire region. The town borders the communes of Besné, Campbon, Crossac, and Drefféac. Its postal code is 44160, and it is twinned with Nassau.
The area of Pontchâteau is 55.79 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 11,474 residents and another citing 8,474. Where detailed, the population includes 5,256 males and 5,428 females. Elevation data also differs, with values recorded at 52, 17, and 13 meters above sea level. The local time zone is Europe/Paris.
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Place details
- Locality
- Pontchâteau
- Region
- Pays de la Loire
- Country
- France
- Population
- 8,474
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.elevation max m
- 52
- French commune.area km2
- 55.79
- French commune.name
- Pontchâteau
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Ponchateau2.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Town hall
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Eon (Eudon) de Blain seigneur de Pontchâteau.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Saint-Nazaire
- French commune.canton
- Pontchâteau
- French commune.INSEE
- 44129
- French commune.postal code
- 44160
- French commune.mayor
- Danielle Cornet
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Pays de Pontchâteau St-Gildas-des-Bois
- French commune.elevation m
- 7
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Pontchâteau
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire
- Population
- 11474
- Area
- 55.79
- Elevation
- 19
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Sainte-Reine-de-Bretagne
- Official website
- www.pontchateau.fr
- Image
- Ponchateau1.jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Nassau
- Commons category
- Pontchâteau
- topic's main category
- Category:Pontchâteau
- postal code
- 44160
- associated electoral district
- canton of Pontchâteau
- male population
- 5256
- female population
- 5428
- P8168
- Terry Kiser
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-40-01-63-00
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Population
- Communications
- Personalities
- See also
- References
Pontchâteau (; ) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
== Geography == Pontchâteau is located in the northwest of Loire-Atlantique, 19 km southeast of La Roche-Bernard (Morbihan), 30 km south of Redon (Ille-et-Vilaine), 25 km east of Saint-Nazaire and 53 km northwest of Nantes. The town is crossed by the Brivet.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pontchâteau” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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