Louannec
Louannec (Breton: Louaneg) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Louannec Louaneg | |
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Louannec, seen from Perros-Guirec | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Louannec | |
Louannec Louannec | |
Coordinates: 48°47′41″N 3°24′34″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
Arrondissement | Lannion |
Canton | Perros-Guirec |
Intercommunality | Lannion Trégor |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Gervais Égault |
Area 1 | 13.91 km2 (5.37 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 3,068 |
• 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. |
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 1,076 | — |
1968 | 1,170 | +8.7% |
1975 | 1,619 | +38.4% |
1982 | 2,191 | +35.3% |
1990 | 2,195 | +0.2% |
1999 | 2,383 | +8.6% |
2008 | 2,912 | +22.2% |
The inhabitants are called louannecains in French and louanegad (Louanegiz) in Breton.
Breton language
In 2008, 5.82% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.[2]
Personalities
- Saint Ives of Helory, who died in Louannec on 19 May 1303.
- Maodez Glanndour (1909-1986), Breton-language poet.
gollark: #8 was definitely me though. I got out my editor, thought to myself "hmm, how can I make something which is number 8", and did that.
gollark: No, #8 was definitely me.
gollark: I made #10.
gollark: LyRicly did 16.
gollark: To obfuscate the trail obviously.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Louannec. |
- Official website (in French)
- The coat of arms of Louannec (copyrighted) (in French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Louannec (in French)
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