Pontchâteau

Pontchâteau
The town hall of Pontchâteau
Coat of arms
Pontchâteau
Location within Pays de la Loire region  Pontchâteau
Coordinates: 47°25′48″N 2°04′59″W / 47.43°N 2.083°WCoordinates: 47°25′48″N 2°04′59″W / 47.43°N 2.083°W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Saint-Nazaire
Canton	Pontchâteau
Intercommunality	Brivet et Brière
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Bernard Clouet
Area^1	55.79 km^2 (21.54 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	7,773
• Density	140/km^2 (360/sq mi)
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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Pontchâteau 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