Pontchâteau

Pontchâteau
Commune
The town hall of Pontchâteau
Coat of arms
Location of Pontchâteau
Pontchâteau Pontchâteau
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	Brivet et Brière
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Danielle Cornet
Area 1	55.79 km2 (21.54 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	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.

Pontchâteau (Breton: Pontkastell-Keren) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Notable people

• Jacques Demy (1931–1990), film director.

See also

• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department