Loudéac

Loudéac Loudieg
Rue de Pontivy leading to St Nicholas church
Coat of arms
Loudéac
Location within Brittany region  Loudéac
Coordinates: 48°10′40″N 2°45′14″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Saint-Brieuc
Canton	Loudéac
Intercommunality	Loudéac
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Gérard Huet
Area
• Land1	80.24 km2 (30.98 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Population2	9,733
• Population2 density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	22136 / 22600
Elevation	73–245 m (240–804 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.

Loudéac (Breton: Loudieg, Gallo: Loudia) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	6,594	—
1800	6,096	−7.6%
1901	5,782	−5.2%
1946	5,876	+1.6%
1968	7,212	+22.7%
1975	9,150	+26.9%
1982	9,729	+6.3%
1990	9,820	+0.9%
1999	9,371	−4.6%
2008	9,733	+3.9%

The inhabitants of Loudéac are known in French as Loudéaciens.

Personalities

• Éon de l'Étoile
• Pape Sy, basketball player
• Penda Sy, basketball player
• Liam Kelly, football coach

Economics

Cabinet-making : Ateliers Allot Frères Pastry-cooking : Ker Cadélac

See also

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website (French)
• French Ministry of Culture list for Loudéac (French)