Pontchâteau

Pontchâteau (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ʃato] ^ⓘ; Breton: Pontkastell-Keren) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Pontchâteau
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Pontchâteau
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Coordinates: 47°25′48″N 2°04′59″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Saint-Nazaire
Canton	Pontchâteau
Intercommunality	Pays 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
• 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.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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

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 (1931–1990), film director.
• Lydie Denier (1964–), actress.

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department

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