Loudéac

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

Loudéac
Loudieg, Loudia
Commune
Rue de Pontivy leading to St Nicholas' Church
Rue de Pontivy leading to St Nicholas' Church
Flag of Loudéac
Flag
Coat of arms of Loudéac
Coat of arms
Location of Loudéac
Loudéac is located in France
Loudéac
Loudéac
Loudéac is located in Brittany
Loudéac
Loudéac
Coordinates: 48°10′40″N 2°45′14″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementSaint-Brieuc
CantonLoudéac
IntercommunalityLoudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bruno Le Bescaut[1]
Area
1
80.24 km2 (30.98 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
9,652
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22136 /22600
Elevation73–245 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.

Geography

Climate

Loudéac has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Loudéac is 11.4 °C (52.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 901.3 mm (35.48 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 17.8 °C (64.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.6 °C (42.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Loudéac was 37.9 °C (100.2 °F) on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −11.0 °C (12.2 °F) on 2 January 1997.

Climate data for Loudéac (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1987−2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.6
(61.9)		 21.2
(70.2)		 23.9
(75.0)		 27.0
(80.6)		 30.7
(87.3)		 34.2
(93.6)		 36.2
(97.2)		 37.9
(100.2)		 31.3
(88.3)		 28.7
(83.7)		 19.9
(67.8)		 16.5
(61.7)		 37.9
(100.2)
Average high °C (°F) 8.6
(47.5)		 9.6
(49.3)		 12.2
(54.0)		 14.2
(57.6)		 17.9
(64.2)		 20.7
(69.3)		 22.7
(72.9)		 23.0
(73.4)		 20.2
(68.4)		 16.1
(61.0)		 11.5
(52.7)		 8.6
(47.5)		 15.5
(59.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.6
(42.1)		 6.2
(43.2)		 8.2
(46.8)		 9.7
(49.5)		 13.3
(55.9)		 15.8
(60.4)		 17.7
(63.9)		 17.8
(64.0)		 15.4
(59.7)		 12.3
(54.1)		 8.3
(46.9)		 5.8
(42.4)		 11.4
(52.5)
Average low °C (°F) 2.7
(36.9)		 2.8
(37.0)		 4.1
(39.4)		 5.2
(41.4)		 8.6
(47.5)		 10.9
(51.6)		 12.8
(55.0)		 12.7
(54.9)		 10.5
(50.9)		 8.5
(47.3)		 5.1
(41.2)		 2.9
(37.2)		 7.3
(45.1)
Record low °C (°F) −11.0
(12.2)		 −10.4
(13.3)		 −7.4
(18.7)		 −3.0
(26.6)		 −1.1
(30.0)		 2.1
(35.8)		 5.2
(41.4)		 4.8
(40.6)		 2.2
(36.0)		 −4.0
(24.8)		 −5.2
(22.6)		 −8.0
(17.6)		 −11.0
(12.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 104.8
(4.13)		 82.3
(3.24)		 64.2
(2.53)		 68.7
(2.70)		 64.6
(2.54)		 53.7
(2.11)		 51.8
(2.04)		 47.6
(1.87)		 65.9
(2.59)		 100.7
(3.96)		 96.0
(3.78)		 101.0
(3.98)		 901.3
(35.48)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 14.3 12.1 11.3 11.7 9.4 7.5 8.5 7.2 8.7 14.0 14.3 14.1 133.2
Source: Météo France[3]

Population

The inhabitants of Loudéac are known in French as Loudéaciens and Loudéaciennes.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 6,594—    
1800 6,096−1.12%
1806 5,869−0.63%
1821 6,481+0.66%
1831 6,736+0.39%
1836 6,865+0.38%
1841 6,521−1.02%
1846 6,616+0.29%
1851 6,229−1.20%
1856 6,089−0.45%
1861 6,081−0.03%
1866 6,072−0.03%
1872 5,993−0.22%
1876 5,901−0.39%
1881 5,893−0.03%
1886 5,899+0.02%
1891 5,913+0.05%
1896 5,759−0.53%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 5,782+0.08%
1906 5,746−0.12%
1911 5,745−0.00%
1921 5,560−0.33%
1926 5,433−0.46%
1931 5,426−0.03%
1936 5,592+0.60%
1946 5,876+0.50%
1954 5,788−0.19%
1962 5,925+0.29%
1968 7,212+3.33%
1975 9,150+3.46%
1982 9,729+0.88%
1990 9,820+0.12%
1999 9,371−0.52%
2007 9,619+0.33%
2012 9,661+0.09%
2017 9,571−0.19%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Notable people

Sport

Loudéac has 2 football teams, FC Saint-Bugan, named after an area in the town, and Loudéac OSC, formed from the amalgamation of Stade Loudéacien (1909) and Avenir Sportif Loudéacien (1966) on june 1, 2001.[6] Loudéac OSC is traditionally a big club on the amateur scene in the region (being one of the larger towns). Recently, the club has restructured with a strong policy on developing youth, which has paid dividends as the club are again rising through the divisions. There is also a female team within the club. There is a handball team in the town, l'Amicale Laîque Loudéac Handball who compete across male and female senior and junior competition. A rugby team based in the town is named the Loup'déaciens (a play on words on the word 'loup' which means 'wolf' in French. There is a strong local pool scene, which has culminated in a youth based in the town becoming a world champion at youth level as part of a French team.

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. "Climate of Loudeac 1981-2010" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Loudéac, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. "Le Stade et l'ASL ont uni leurs forces : Vive le LOSC". 4 June 2001.
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