Loudéac


Loudéac is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

The inhabitants of Loudéac are known in French as Loudéaciens.

Personalities

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. 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.