Loudéac

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Loudéac

|native name = {{native name|mis|paren=no|Loudia}} (Gallo)
{{native name|br|Loudieg}}

|commune status = Commune

|image = Loudéac-RUEdePONTYV.jpg

|caption = Rue de Pontivy leading to St Nicholas' Church

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Loudéac (Côtes-d'Armor).svg

|coordinates = {{coord|48.1778|-2.7539|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|INSEE = 22136

|postal code = 22600

|arrondissement = Saint-Brieuc

|canton = Loudéac

|mayor = Bruno Le Bescaut{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Loudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre

|elevation min m = 73

|elevation max m = 245

|area km2 = 80.24

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

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

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

|image flag=Flag of Loudéac.gif}}

Loudéac ({{IPA|fr|ludeak}}; {{Langx|br|Loudieg}}; Gallo: Loudia) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, northwestern France.

Geography

=Climate=

Loudéac has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Loudéac is {{cvt|11.4|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|901.3|mm}} with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{cvt|17.8|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{cvt|5.6|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Loudéac was {{cvt|37.9|C}} on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-11.0|C}} on 2 January 1997.

{{Weather box|width=auto

|metric first=y

|single line=y

|collapsed = Y

|location = Loudéac (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1987–2020)

|Jan record high C = 16.6

|Feb record high C = 21.2

|Mar record high C = 23.9

|Apr record high C = 27.0

|May record high C = 30.7

|Jun record high C = 34.2

|Jul record high C = 36.2

|Aug record high C = 37.9

|Sep record high C = 31.3

|Oct record high C = 28.7

|Nov record high C = 19.9

|Dec record high C = 16.5

|Jan record low C = -11.0

|Feb record low C = -10.4

|Mar record low C = -7.4

|Apr record low C = -3.0

|May record low C = -1.1

|Jun record low C = 2.1

|Jul record low C = 5.2

|Aug record low C = 4.8

|Sep record low C = 2.2

|Oct record low C = -4.0

|Nov record low C = -5.2

|Dec record low C = -8.0

|Jan high C = 8.7

|Feb high C = 9.6

|Mar high C = 12.2

|Apr high C = 14.8

|May high C = 18.0

|Jun high C = 20.9

|Jul high C = 23.0

|Aug high C = 23.0

|Sep high C = 20.4

|Oct high C = 16.3

|Nov high C = 11.9

|Dec high C = 9.2

| year high C = 15.7

|Jan mean C = 5.8

|Feb mean C = 6.2

|Mar mean C = 8.1

|Apr mean C = 10.1

|May mean C = 13.2

|Jun mean C = 16.0

|Jul mean C = 17.9

|Aug mean C = 17.8

|Sep mean C = 15.5

|Oct mean C = 12.5

|Nov mean C = 8.7

|Dec mean C = 6.3

| year mean C = 11.5

|Jan low C = 2.8

|Feb low C = 2.7

|Mar low C = 4.1

|Apr low C = 5.4

|May low C = 8.5

|Jun low C = 11.1

|Jul low C = 12.8

|Aug low C = 12.7

|Sep low C = 10.5

|Oct low C = 8.7

|Nov low C = 5.5

|Dec low C = 3.4

| year low C = 7.3

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 103.8

|Feb precipitation mm = 82.9

|Mar precipitation mm = 66.8

|Apr precipitation mm = 66.4

|May precipitation mm = 62.1

|Jun precipitation mm = 57.9

|Jul precipitation mm = 46.6

|Aug precipitation mm = 54.7

|Sep precipitation mm = 61.2

|Oct precipitation mm = 102.1

|Nov precipitation mm = 104.3

|Dec precipitation mm = 113.8

|year precipitation mm = 922.6

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 14.6

| Feb precipitation days = 12.6

| Mar precipitation days = 11.5

| Apr precipitation days = 10.6

| May precipitation days = 9.3

| Jun precipitation days = 7.8

| Jul precipitation days = 8.2

| Aug precipitation days = 8.0

| Sep precipitation days = 8.6

| Oct precipitation days = 13.5

| Nov precipitation days = 15.0

| Dec precipitation days = 15.5

| year precipitation days =135.1

|source 1 = Meteociel{{cite web

|url=https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/clim/normales_records.php?code=22136001

|title=Normales et records pour Loudeac (22)

|publisher=Meteociel

|access-date=20 November 2024}}}}

Population

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

{{Historical populations

|align = none

|cols = 2

|percentages = pagr

|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|20091|Loudéac }} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-22136#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|1793 |6594

|1800 |6096

|1806 |5869

|1821 |6481

|1831 |6736

|1836 |6865

|1841 |6521

|1846 |6616

|1851 |6229

|1856 |6089

|1861 |6081

|1866 |6072

|1872 |5993

|1876 |5901

|1881 |5893

|1886 |5899

|1891 |5913

|1896 |5759

|1901 |5782

|1906 |5746

|1911 |5745

|1921 |5560

|1926 |5433

|1931 |5426

|1936 |5592

|1946 |5876

|1954 |5788

|1962 |5925

|1968 |7212

|1975 |9150

|1982 |9729

|1990 |9820

|1999 |9371

|2007 |9619

|2012 |9661

|2017 |9571

}}

Notable people

Éon de l'Étoile
Pape Sy, basketball player
Penda Sy, basketball player

Sport

=Football=

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 1 June 2001.{{cite web | url=https://www.letelegramme.fr/ar/viewarticle1024.php?aaaammjj=20010604&article=2813193&type=ar | title=Le Stade et l'ASL ont uni leurs forces : Vive le LOSC | date=4 June 2001 }} 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.

=Track Cycling=

Discussions to build a covered Velodrome in Loudeac started in 2013, in 2018 the council held a vote and approved the construction with 62 votes for, 3 against and 3 abstentions.{{cite web |title=Loudeac Velodrome |url=https://www.directvelo.com/actualite/69802/le-velodrome-de-loudeac-verra-bien-le-jour |website=Direct Velo |date=2 October 2018 |access-date=21 October 2024}} Construction began in January 2022 and was completed in July 2023 costing an estimated 13 million Euros, the velodrome subsequently opened in September 2023. Named

'Vélodrome de Bretagne' it has a 200 metre wooden track and a 1500 person capacity with 500 seats.{{cite web |title=Loudeac Velodrome |url=https://velodrome.cyclisme.bzh/velodrome/velodrome-bretagne-loudeac/ |website=Velodrome.Cyclisme |access-date=21 October 2024}}

References

External links

[http://www.ville-loudeac.fr Official website] {{in lang|fr}}
{{Search Mérimée|22136}}

Category:Communes of Côtes-d'Armor

Category:Côtes-d'Armor communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia