Loudéac (French pronunciation: [ludeak]; Breton: Loudieg; Gallo: Loudia) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, northwestern France.

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Loudéac Loudia (Gallo) Loudieg (Breton)
Commune
Rue de Pontivy leading to St Nicholas' Church
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Loudéac
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Coordinates: 48°10′40″N 2°45′14″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Saint-Brieuc
Canton	Loudéac
Intercommunality	Loudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bruno Le Bescaut[1]
Area 1	80.24 km2 (30.98 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	9,762
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	22136 /22600
Elevation	73–245 m (240–804 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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The inhabitants of Loudéac are known in French as Loudéaciens and Loudéaciennes.

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• Éon de l'Étoile
• Pape Sy, basketball player
• Penda Sy, basketball player

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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 (1909) and Avenir Sportif Loudéacien (1966) on 1 June 2001.^[6] 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.

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department