Louannec
Louannec Louaneg | |
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Louannec, seen from Perros-Guirec | |
Coordinates: 48°47′41″N 3°24′34″W / 48.7947°N 3.4094°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
Arrondissement | Lannion |
Canton | Perros-Guirec |
Intercommunality | Lannion-Trégor Communauté |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Gervais Égault[1] |
Area 1 | 13.91 km2 (5.37 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 3,085 |
• Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 22134 /22700 |
Elevation | 0–108 m (0–354 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Louannec (French pronunciation: [lwanɛk]; Breton: Louaneg) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
[edit]The inhabitants are called louannecains in French and louanegad (Louanegiz) in Breton.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,170 | — |
1975 | 1,619 | +4.75% |
1982 | 2,191 | +4.42% |
1990 | 2,195 | +0.02% |
1999 | 2,384 | +0.92% |
2007 | 2,853 | +2.27% |
2012 | 3,020 | +1.14% |
2017 | 3,068 | +0.32% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Breton language
[edit]In 2008, 5.82% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.[4]
Personalities
[edit]- Saint Ives of Helory, who died in Louannec on 19 May 1303.
- Maodez Glanndour (1909-1986), Breton-language poet.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Louannec.
- Official website (in French)
- The coat of arms of Louannec (copyrighted) (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)