Louannec

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Coordinates: 48°47′41″N 03°24′34″W / 48.79472, -3.40944

Commune of Louannec
Louaneg
Location
Coordinates	48°47′41″N 03°24′34″W / 48.79472, -3.40944
Administration
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Lannion
Canton	Perros-Guirec
Intercommunality	Lannion Trégor Agglomération
Mayor	Jean Nicolas (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	0 m–108 m
Land area¹	13.91 km²
Population² (1999)	2384
- Density	171/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	22134/ 22700
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.

Louannec (Breton: Louaneg) is a French commune situated in the department of Côtes-d'Armor and the region of Brittany.

Contents 1 Demographics 2 Notable inhabitants 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Demographics

The inhabitants are called Louannecains in French and Louanegad (Louanegiz) in Breton.

As of the census of 1999, the town has a population of 2,384.

[edit] Notable inhabitants

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

[edit] See also

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department

[edit] External links

• Official website (French)
• Profile for Louannec at Géographie de Bretagne (French)
• The coat of arms of Louannec (copyrighted) (French)
• French Ministry of Culture list for Louannec (French)