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Rue de Pontivy leading to St Nicholas church
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Location within Brittany region
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| Coordinates: 48°10′40″N 2°45′14″W / 48.1778°N 2.7539°WCoordinates: 48°10′40″N 2°45′14″W / 48.1778°N 2.7539°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Brittany | |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc | |
| Canton | Loudéac | |
| Intercommunality | Loudéac | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Gérard Huet | |
| Area1 | 80.24 km2 (30.98 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 9,733 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22136 / 22600 | |
| Elevation | 73–245 m (240–804 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Loudéac (Breton: Loudieg, Gallo: Loudia) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.
The inhabitants of Loudéac are known in French as Loudéaciens.
Cabinet-making : Ateliers Allot Frères Pastry-cooking : Ker Cadélac
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 and Avenir Loudéac in the early 2000s. 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.
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