Louannec

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Louannec

|native name = Louaneg

|commune status = Commune

|image = Louannec from Perros.JPG

|caption = Louannec, seen from Perros-Guirec

|image coat of arms = Blason de la ville de Louannec (Côtes-d'Armor).svg

|coordinates = {{coord|48.7947|-3.4094|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|INSEE = 22134

|postal code = 22700

|arrondissement = Lannion

|canton = Perros-Guirec

|mayor = Gervais Égault{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Lannion-Trégor Communauté

|elevation min m = 0

|elevation max m = 108

|area km2 = 13.91

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Louannec ({{IPA|fr|lwanɛk}}; {{langx|br|Louaneg}}) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

The inhabitants are called louannecains in French and louanegad (Louanegiz) in Breton.

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-22134#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1968 |1170

|1975 |1619

|1982 |2191

|1990 |2195

|1999 |2384

|2007 |2853

|2012 |3020

|2017 |3068

}}

Breton language

In 2008, 5.82% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.{{in lang|fr}} Ofis ar Brezhoneg: [http://www.ofis-bzh.org/fr/services/observatoire/travaux.php?travail_id=83 Enseignement bilingue]

Personalities

Saint Ives of Helory, who died in Louannec on 19 May 1303.
Maodez Glanndour (1909-1986), Breton-language poet.

References

External links

[http://www.louannec.com Official website] {{in lang|fr}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929104431/http://www.geobreizh.com/breizh/fra/blasons2.asp?insee_ville=22134 The coat of arms of Louannec] (copyrighted) {{in lang|fr}}
{{Search Mérimée|22134}}

Category:Communes of Côtes-d'Armor