Loudéac
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Loudéac Loudieg / Loudia |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Cotes-d'Armor | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc | |
| Canton | Loudéac (main town) | |
| Community association | Loudéac Community - Bretagne Center | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 11 ′ N , 2 ° 45 ′ W | |
| height | 73–245 m | |
| surface | 80.24 km 2 | |
| Residents | 9,571 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 119 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 22600 | |
| INSEE code | 22136 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-loudeac.fr/ | |
 Town Hall ( Mairie ) |
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The French commune of Loudéac ( Loudieg in Breton ) with 9571 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) is located in the center of Brittany in the south of the Côtes-d'Armor department at the same distance from the English Channel and the Gulf of Morbihan .
Data
- Mayor: Gérard Francois Huet (born December 10, 1947)
- City administration address: Mairie de Loudéac, Hôtel de ville, 20 rue Notre Dame, 22600 Loudéac
" Loudéac (spr. Ludeáck), arrondissement capital in the French. The Côtes du Nord department, on the railway from St.-Brieuc to Pontivy, has the manufacture of linen, an important trade in apples for making cider and (1886) 2165 inhabitants. "
| year | 1793 | 1800 | 1901 | 1946 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2011 |
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| Residents | 6,594 | 6.096 | 5,782 | 5,876 | 7.212 | 9,150 | 9,729 | 9,820 | 9,371 | 9,991 | 9,733 |
location
Loudéac is embedded in one of the largest contiguous forest areas in the Côtes-d'Armor department. As a once impregnable refuge for gangs of robbers, the forest also played a role during World War II . Fighting by local resistance fighters against the German occupiers during the summer of 1944 cost many lives.
economy
Loudéac was traditionally shaped by agriculture. As an important trading center, it experienced a lively boom at the beginning of the 20th century. In the last decades of the 20th century, a structural change took place due to the settlement of crafts and industry. The dominant sectors are agricultural reference cooperatives, transport, metal construction, feed production, production of fishing bait and the production of baked goods.
Loudéac was a small railway junction, where the Saint-Brieuc – Pontivy line met the Réseau Breton network . Today the line towards Saint-Brieuc is still in use.
Culture and sights
- The church of St. Nicolas was built from 1758 in several stages over 45 years by the builder Jean Gueno du Chesne according to plans by the architect Béchet des Ormeaux from Rennes and replaced an earlier church on this site. The ensemble of the building is shaped by the spirit of the “victorious church”, the high three-story slate tower dominates the area around Loudéac. It was built in front of the new church in 1733–1746 and is partly based on the ruins of the castle of Olivier V. de Clisson , the remains of which are still visible today in La Chèze. The tower was used as an observation point by German troops during the Second World War . Numerous inscriptions in the zinc cladding still bear witness to this today.
The church's rich furnishings include a figure of the Madonna and Child ( Vierge couronnée à l'enfant ), which is one of the rare examples of Norman influence in the art of Brittany, numerous figures of saints, church windows from the 18th century and - as examples of folk art - Church flags that used to be carried in processions. The choir and altars (including the canopy-crowned high altar in wood and marble) were created by Yves Corlay, sculptor from Châtelaudren, from 1763 and completed after his death by his son-in-law Julien Heurtault until 1778. The organ from 1854 was placed under monument protection in 1988. - Outside the city on the road to Rennes is the 16-hectare communal recreation park "Pont-es-Bigots" , half of which consists of a lake and which includes a 2-star campsite and sports facilities such as tennis courts, volleyball court, boules and trim -Path, children's playground and golf practice area are attached. In the main season, numerous events such as summer camps, water sports, fishing competitions and fishing courses for fly fishing take place there.
- The great Brocéliande forest covers much of what is now Brittany. According to the legend, the magician Merlin and the fairy Viviane lived in this forest, and through its thick undergrowth it inspired numerous other legends about mysterious figures. The forest was badly affected by a hurricane in 1987. The forest area is 2,500 hectares, 1,300 hectares of which are urban forest. The forest extends to the neighboring communities of La Motte and La Prenessaye. The forest is also open to tourists thanks to the botanical hiking trail laid out by the forestry office around the lake "14 sous" and guided themed hikes during the season.
- A former railway line ( Réseau Breton ), which used to connect Carhaix with La Brohinière, follows the course of the Lié river and is suitable as a path for hikers, riders and cyclists.
- Planned by the Breton states since 1769, the canal from Nantes to Brest was built between 1824 and 1832. The preparatory work ended on Hilvern Hill (125 m high). In order to get into the valleys of the Oust and the Blavet, this natural obstacle forced the construction of a culvert at this highest point to get additional water for the two valleys. The Hilvern brook, created for this purpose, with a length of 64 km (47 km in the Côtes-d'Armor department and 17 km in the Morbihan department) and a gradient of 3 cm by 100 m is unique in France.
- The Loudéac conference and cultural center, which opened in spring 1989, is designed in the style of classical architecture. Local cultural events and local club life take place there as well as regional events, seminars and general meetings of companies at national and international level. The hall has 815 seats, 620 of which are retractable on the ground floor. The cloakrooms and lounges for artists cover an area of 230 m². A control room in the upper area takes care of sound, lighting and image projection.
- The public library offers the citizens of Loudéac, among other things, a variety of readings and regular meetings, also in collaboration with the schools. The library’s customer base includes 2,000 readers from Loudéac and the surrounding area, as well as a large number of schoolchildren. 30,000 issues are available to you, 80,000 will be available via computer in the future. The purchase of computers equipped with CD-ROM drives is intended to enable access to new media.
Language and tradition
For several decades, the native Celtic language ( Breton ) has experienced a certain boom after the number of its speakers had fallen from around 1.2 million to 200,000 between 1950 and 2000. In the area around Loudéac it was replaced in the early modern period by a Romance dialect with Breton influences, the Gallo , which is now in turn supplanted by French. The Loudéac region promotes the content of native culture in all its forms and traditions. The Loudéacer singing group Les Chantous de Loudia has maintained the oral tradition of this tradition for over 30 years. As ambassadors in historical costumes and with dances typical of the Pays de Loudia region , the local folk dance group Le Cercle Celtic ( The Celtic Circle ) regularly shows itself at festivals and regional events and also organizes well-attended dance courses. A large, popular music and song festival is held annually in La Chèze and the surrounding area.
Events
- Every year on the second Sunday in August, over 200 harnessed or unstrung work horses come to Loudéac to celebrate the horse festival . Excursions are shown, but also the use of the cold-blooded animals to harvest and work, as well as old handicrafts. This event, unique in Brittany, attracts thousands of spectators every year.
- The Passion Play , a religious folk theater, was initiated by Vicar Robin, who worked in Loudéac from 1898 to 1941, and was first performed on March 29, 1914. 250 voluntary helpers, including 130 actors, play the Passionsweg, the death and the resurrection of Christ in nine acts and with six picture panels in the spirit of the medieval tradition. On the four Sundays before Easter, the stage sets and decorations transform the congress and cultural center into a grandiose reconstruction of Jerusalem. More than 300,000 people have attended this cultural event in Brittany since it was first shown.
- The horse racing club , founded in 1879, organizes five races between March and May each year. The most important race, in which racers from all over western France take part, takes place on Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.
- The Loudéac trade fair was first held in May 1990 on the grounds of the racecourse (Hippodrome de Calouët) and has been held every two years since then. Originally held in May, the date has been moved to October for organizational reasons.
Town twinning
The town twinning between Loudéac and Büdingen was established on May 28, 1983 by the then mayors of the two towns, Yves Ropers (†) and Eberhard Bauner (†). In 1982 an official delegation from Büdingen visited Loudéac in order to establish initial contacts to establish the town twinning. The aim was the reconciliation of the peoples with one another, the maintenance and promotion of the European idea, the promotion of contacts between the associations of the two partner cities, the maintenance of personal contacts between the population and the promotion of cultural exchange. Relationships are still alive today. The “Rond-point de Büdingen” in Loudéac, adorned with a sandstone sculpture by Büdingen stonemason Ulrike Degenhard, is a sign of the solidarity that is lived. The central roundabout in Büdingen has been named "Loudéac-Platz" since 1986 in honor of the twin town 1050 km away.
Personalities
- Jeanne Malivel , painter and sculptor (born April 15, 1895 in Loudéac, † 1926 in Rennes ). As a student at the Juillard Academy in Paris, she discovered her passion for drawing at an early age. She was an advisor to the “Seiz Breur” movement (Breton for “seven brothers”), which brought together Breton artists living in Paris in the 1920s , and created glass, ceramic, porcelain and watercolor works herself.
- Henri Gasse (born April 23, 1907), medic
- Madeleine Marzin (1908–1998), politician (PCF), was born in Loudéac.
- Marylise Lebranchu (born April 25, 1947 in Loudéac), politician (PS), French Minister of Justice 2000–2002
- Laurent Le Boulc'h (born September 4, 1960 in Loudéac), Bishop of Coutances
- Helmut Schnierle from Büdingen is an honorary citizen of Loudéac.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , pp. 607-614.
