Pornic is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Loire-Atlantique

Loire-Atlantique

Loire-Atlantique is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean.-History:...

 département in western France

France

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Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg

Ya d'ar brezhoneg

Ya d'ar brezhoneg is a campaign launched by the Ofis ar Brezhoneg in order to stimulate the use of the Breton language in daily life in Brittany, western France. In the first phase, started on 5 October 2001, civil society was targeted. Over 560 enterprises and organisations have signed the...

 on 1 March 2006.

Climate

Pornic has a Csb type climate (Mediterranean with mild summers). The highest temperature recorded in Pornic is 38.1°C on 4 August 2003, while the lowest temperature was -11.2°C on 2 February 1986. Pornic's average temperature between 1971 and 2000 is approximately 12.8°C.

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
• Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer
  Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer
  Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer is a former commune in the Pays de Retz, situated in the Loire-Atlantique département and in the French région of Pays de la Loire...