Pontivy

Pontivy
Pondi
The Château des Rohan in Pontivy
The Château des Rohan in Pontivy
Coat of arms of Pontivy
Location of Pontivy
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Pontivy is located in France
Pontivy
Pontivy
Pontivy is located in Brittany
Pontivy
Pontivy
Coordinates: 48°04′09″N 2°57′41″W / 48.0692°N 2.9614°W / 48.0692; -2.9614
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementPontivy
CantonPontivy
IntercommunalityPontivy Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christine Le Strat[1]
Area
1
24.85 km2 (9.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
14,774
 • Density590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56178 /56300
Elevation48–192 m (157–630 ft)
(avg. 60 m or 200 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pontivy (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃tivi]; Breton: Pondi) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.[3] It lies at the confluence of the river Blavet and the Canal de Nantes à Brest. Inhabitants of Pontivy are called Pontivyens in French.

  1. ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file