Loudéac

Loudéac Loudieg
Rue de Pontivy leading to St Nicholas church
Loudéac
Location within Brittany region  Loudéac
Administration
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Saint-Brieuc
Canton	Loudéac
Intercommunality	Loudéac
Mayor	Gérard Huet (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	73–245 m (240–804 ft)
Land area1	80.24 km2 (30.98 sq mi)
Population2	9,733  (2008)
- Density	121 /km2 (310 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	22136/ 22600
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.

A market town

Loudéac is a very pretty market town with many traditional buildings and mediaeval streets to enjoy. The weekly market, which sells the best and freshest of local produce, goes on as it has for centuries, yet despite all of this history the town is not short of modern amenities. There are excellent restaurants, cafés and shops, with plenty of banks and schools for the practicalities of everyday life. Breton gastronomy is famous for its buckwheat (blé noir) pancakes, or galettes, sweet varieties are called crêpes and you should certainly try these while in Loudéac, washed down with a bolée (bowlful) of cider.

Population

Historical population of Loudéac

Year	1793	1800	1901	1946	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
Population	6594	6096	5782	5876	7212	9150	9729	9820	9371	9733

The inhabitants of Loudéac are known in French as Loudéaciens.

Personalities

• Pape Sy, basketball player
• Liam Kelly, football coach

See also

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department

References

• INSEE

External links

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