Loudéac
Loudéac Loudia (Gallo) Loudieg (Breton) | ||
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Commune | ||
Rue de Pontivy leading to St Nicholas' Church | ||
Flag Coat of arms | ||
Location of Loudéac | ||
(2020–2026) Bruno Le Bescaut[1] | | |
Area 1 | 80.24 km2 (30.98 sq mi) | |
Population (2021)[2] | 9,762 | |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/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. |
Loudéac (French pronunciation: [ludeak]; Breton: Loudieg; Gallo: Loudia) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, northwestern France.
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) | |||||||||||||
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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) | 8.6 (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) |
Mean daily minimum °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.
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Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5] |
Notable people
- Éon de l'Étoile
- Pape Sy, basketball player
- Penda Sy, basketball player
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 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.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Climate of Loudeac 1981-2010" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Loudéac, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Le Stade et l'ASL ont uni leurs forces : Vive le LOSC". 4 June 2001.