Country France Department Côtes-d'Armor Intercommunality Loudéac Area 80.24 km² Arrondissement Saint-Brieuc | Region Brittany Canton Loudéac Population (2008) 9,733 Local time Monday 3:05 PM Team VC Pays de Loudéac | |
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Weather 13°C, Wind N at 19 km/h, 58% Humidity | ||
Loudéac (Breton: Loudieg, Gallo: Loudia) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.
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Population
The inhabitants of Loudéac are known in French as Loudéaciens.
Personalities
Economics
Cabinet-making : Ateliers Allot Frères Pastry-cooking : Ker Cadélac
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 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.