Louannec

Louannec (French pronunciation: [lwanɛk]; Breton: Louaneg) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Louannec Louaneg
Commune
Louannec, seen from Perros-Guirec
Coat of arms
Location of Louannec
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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 Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gervais Égault[1]
Area 1	13.91 km2 (5.37 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,053
• 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

The inhabitants are called louannecains in French and louanegad (Louanegiz) in Breton.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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

In 2008, 5.82% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.^[4]

Personalities

• Saint Ives of Helory, who died in Louannec on 19 May 1303.
• Maodez Glanndour (1909-1986), Breton-language poet.

See also

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department