Loctudy
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Commune of Loctudy |
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| Loktudi | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Bretagne | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Quimper | |
| Canton | Guilvinec | |
| Intercommunality | C.C. du Pays Bigouden Sud | |
| Mayor | Joël Piété (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 0 m–17 m | |
| Land area¹ | 12.73 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
3,659 | |
| - Density | 287/km² (1999) | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 29135/ 29750 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Loctudy (Breton: Loktudi) is a fishing port and seaside resort in Brittanny, France, at the mouth of the Pont-l'Abbé river estuary.
The commune of Loctudy is in the arrondissement of Quimper, department of Finistère. Situated in the peninsula of Penmarc'h in the far southwestern part of Basse-Bretagne, it preserves elements of old Breton culture, and the Breton language is still in use.
The name means "place or hermitage of St Tudy". There is controversy concerning the identity of the saint: both Tudy of Landevennec and Tudwal have been suggested. The 11th century church is dedicated to St Tudy.
The port grew because of its sheltered position protected from the prevailing southwest winds. The fishing port is important (2004-6: around 7000 tonnes per annum landed), and specializes in langoustines, called "demoiselles de Loctudy". The four ports of the Penmarc'h peninsula (Guilvinec, Saint Guénolé Penmarc'h, Loctudy and Lesconil) land 40 000 tonnes per year and constitute the largest fishery in France. A marina was constructed in 1991 and had (2006) 661 moorings.
Loctudy is twinned with the towns of Fishguard in Pembrokeshire, Wales and Ribadeo in Galicia, Spain.
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[edit] Demographics
Inhabitants of Loctudy are called Loctudistes.
As of the census of 1999, the town has a population of 3,659.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Mayors of Finistère Association (French);
- INSEE (English);
- IGN (English)
[edit] External links
- Official website (French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Loctudy (French)
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