Loudéac
Commune in Brittany, France
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Loudéac (French pronunciation: [ludeak]; Breton: Loudieg; Gallo: Loudia) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, northwestern France.
Loudéac
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 Rue de Pontivy leading to St Nicholas' Church | |
 Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Loudéac | |
  Loudéac  Loudéac | |
| Coordinates: 48°10′40″N 2°45′14″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc |
| Canton | Loudéac |
| Intercommunality | Loudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bruno Le Bescaut[1] |
Area 1 | 80.24 km2 (30.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 9,987 |
| • Density | 124.5/km2 (322.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22136 /22600 |
| Elevation | 73–245 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 an 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 (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1987–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| 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) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.7 (47.7) |
9.6 (49.3) |
12.2 (54.0) |
14.8 (58.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
15.7 (60.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
6.2 (43.2) |
8.1 (46.6) |
10.1 (50.2) |
13.2 (55.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.8 (64.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
8.7 (47.7) |
6.3 (43.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) |
2.7 (36.9) |
4.1 (39.4) |
5.4 (41.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.1 (52.0) |
12.8 (55.0) |
12.7 (54.9) |
10.5 (50.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
5.5 (41.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
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) | 103.8 (4.09) |
82.9 (3.26) |
66.8 (2.63) |
66.4 (2.61) |
62.1 (2.44) |
57.9 (2.28) |
46.6 (1.83) |
54.7 (2.15) |
61.2 (2.41) |
102.1 (4.02) |
104.3 (4.11) |
113.8 (4.48) |
922.6 (36.32) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 14.6 | 12.6 | 11.5 | 10.6 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 135.1 |
| Source: Meteociel[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
The inhabitants of Loudéac are known in French as Loudéaciens and Loudéaciennes.
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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.[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.
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.[7] 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.[8]
