Loudéac

Loudéac ( Breton Loudieg in and Loudia or Lódeiac in Gallo) is a common French, located in the department of the Coast-with Armor and the area Brittany. It belongs to the territory of the Center Brittany. Inhabitants of Loudéac: Loudeacian (S), Loudéacienne (S) in French; Loudiegad (Loudiegiz), Loudiegadez (- ED) into Breton

Geography

Situation

The town of Loudéac is located at the center of the Brittany, with the crossing of the roads NR 164 (connecting Rennes and Brest) and D 700 (connecting Saint-Brieuc to Lorient and Vannes).

Topography

Hydrography

Geology

Loudéac is located on the central whole of the Armorican Massif which is distinguished from the two other whole (north and south) by the quasi-absence of metamorphic formations and by the presence of a series Paléozoïque almost continues. The Briovérien covers a large surface of this unit, bay of Douarnenez until Castle-Gontier while passing by Loudéac. The central unit can be regarded as a ditch bordered partially in north and the south by two granitic main roads (in north granites of Commana-Huelgoat-Quintin-Moncontour, in the south those of Locronan it Villeder). Source: geological structure of the Armorican solid mass

Discovered Gold: whereas the majority of the gold nuggets found in river in France these last years weigh less than 1 G, in 1977 two gold nuggets of 18 and 32 G were found close to Loudéac

Climate

History

Etymology of Loudéac

Through the listed historical texts, various following names are found: Locduiac (between 1066 and 1082), Lodiacensis pagus (in 1145), Lodeac (in 1149,1239,1296,1620), Lodoach (in 1223), Lodeac (in 1239, 1264), par. and burgus of Lodeiac (in 1263), Lodoiac (in 1269, 1280), Loudeac (in 1271), Lodoyac (in 1286), Lodeac (in 1296), Lodehac (in 1369), Loudéac (in 1330,1396), Loydéac (in 1478). The current form of Loudéac appears in 1427 (files of Loire-Atlantique, B 2979).

For the majority of the researchers, the Gallo-Roman origin of the name Loudéac does not seem to make of doubt. Names in - ac are found indeed in a median zone between Low-Brittany, which knows only the Breton terminations in - eg, and is of High-Brittany of Romance influence.

The original form of Loudéac seems to have been " Lucoteiacum" , as affirmed it as of the 19th century Joseph Loth (in the Latin words in the brittonic languages, Annales of Brittany volume VI, 1891, p. 587). This name indicated neither a parish, nor a country but part of the parochial territory of Cadélac of which Loudéac formed part at the time. source: Walks in the place names loudeacians by Kristen Arbor

Chronology

Populated for 3.000 years, as several discoveries of hâches of the Bronze Age attest it (of which the discovery in 1959 in Saint-Bugan of a deposit of almost 700 hâches), Loudéac has been located in Antiquity on the Roman Voie Rennes-Carhaix.

Towards 1059 : First mention of Loudéac in the charter of foundation of the Priory of Holy-Cross of Josselin.

1075 : Loudéac is mentioned in the cartulaire Redon (Locduiac) at the time of a donation of the Viscount Josselin de Porhoët in favor of the abbey.

1149 : Loudéac (Lodeac) is quoted in the charters of the abbey of Lantenac (in the Tool bag) at the time of its foundation in 1149 (Anc. év. IV, 247).

1263 : Loudéac (Lodeiac) has the title of parish on the basis of dismemberment of the primitive parish of Cadélac. The parish of Loudéac will belong to the diocese of Saint-Brieuc, the subdelegation of Josselin and will depend on the spring of Ploërmel. The duke of Rohan, lord of the parish, will present thereafter to the cure. The parish of Loudéac had as branches: Grace-Uzel, La Motte, Saint-Barnabe and Saint-Herve.

1479 : The grounds of Loudéac gathered in seigniory become the property of the Maison of Rohan at the 14th century. The " Mémoire" of Jean II of Rohan, gone back to 1479, stipulates: " … in addition to are the borough of S. Leon and the borough of Loudéac, esquels has there seniority gone each one sepmaine, in addition to which two chasteaux for the amplitude of icelle seigniory… ". The castles mentioned are that located at the borough of Loudéac (which will be destroyed by the fire of 1803) and of that of Plessis-Boudet.

1491 : The Royal army, of passage to Loudéac, has evil to get vivres.

15th century : First fairs 1st Saturday of each month, known as " Fairs of ancienneté".

1562 : April 15th, 1562, Henri Ier de Rohan returns consent of the châtellenie of Loudéac.

1567 : Introduction of the industry of the flax. From the 17th century, Loudéac will become, like the cities close to Quintin and Uzel, an important counter of the manufacture of the fabrics of Brittany, exported towards South America via Saint-Malo and Cadiz (Spain). This trade will bring to the city a relative prosperity until in first half of the 19th century. In shift, during this period, the majority of the population will be devoted the summer to the agricultural work and the winter with the manufacture of the fabrics

1584 : The first printing works with Bréhan - Loudéac, due to Jean of the Ford of Isle

1591 : April 3rd, proceeds the battle of the Three Crosses, fights strapping Wars of religion having led to the victory of the marquis de Coëtquen in favor of king de France against the Members of a league carried out by his son-in-law Jean d' Avaugour. According to the chronicle, 200 men at least perished during this battle to which took share more than 2000 soldiers.

1603 : Creation of the Duchy of Rohan. From the feudal and legal point of view, Loudéac was divided before into Loudéac-Porhoët and Loudéac-the-Viscount (Anc. év. IV, 248). Loudéac-Porhoët depended on the county of Porhoët, Loudéac-the-Viscount depended on the Viscount of Rohan. At the beginning of the 17th century, these two grounds belong to the Viscount of Rohan. The ground of Loudéac is then unified by training a member of the duchy of Rohan, peerage of France, set up in April 1603. From 1603, Loudéac will be the seat of a ducal jurisdiction and will remain it until 1790

1629 : March 12th, 1629, the Court of Brittany sends the police chief François d' Aubigné to Loudéac to see " there; a house called usually the castle of Loudéac" belonging to the duke Henri de Rohan. The castle is then seized with the profit of prince Condé, but the duke a little later recovers it following the royal pardon of June 27th, 1629

1790 : Creation of the common and the Canton of Loudéac. Set up in common, the Paroisse of Loudéac loses the territories of Grace-Uzel, La Motte, Saint-Barnabe and Saint-Herve from now on gathered in a Canton with Loudéac for chief town.

1792 : Loudéac is one of the centers of the Breton insurrection against the incipient Republic and where the lifting of the tax becomes dangerous. The parish of Cadélac is attached to Loudéac on April 5th

1793 : At the time of the Terror, the Chouannerie develops between Loudéac and the Trinity-Porhouët with among its Bobinot chiefs of Saint-Regent

1800 : Loudéac reaches the statute of sub-prefecture. Progressive emergence of the industry of the fabric.

1802 : August 25th, the seigniory of Loudéac is yielded by the duke of Rohan to Louis Henri Janzé.

1803 : September 21st, large fire which destroys the castle and most of the dwellings of the street of Cadélac.

1814 : November 22nd, the baron de Janzé resells with the duke of Rohan " markets, prison and audience of Loudéac"

1830 : At the time of the Revolution of July, republican propaganda strong, is carried in particular by Louis-Adolphe Robin-Morhéry

1870 : After the defeat of Sedan, a Armée with Brittany was made up under the command of the general of Keratry. Square-Kerslouët, deputy of Loudéac, will take part in the formation of this army which was demolished at the time of the Bataille of Mans.

1880 : First horse-races with the hippodrome of Calouët.

1908 : Installation of electricity.

1914 : 1st representation of the Passion (theater).

1926 : Loudéac loses its statute of sub-prefecture and the canton from now on is integrated into the district of Saint-Brieuc.

1930 : Installation of running water.

1944 : July 14th, " The tragedy of Loudéac" , episode of Resistance in Forest of Loudéac

1954 : Loudéac, first medical House of France

1958 : Installation of the magistrates' court

1983 : Signature of the Charter of the Twinning between the German city of Büdingen (Hesse) and Loudéac

1989 : Inauguration of the Palate of the Congresses (800 places)

Linguistic history

Located a long time in Breton-speaking country, the city probably lost the use of the Breton language in the years 1500. One knows that in the years 1350, one spoke Breton in the town of Plémet, located to 10 km in the east of Loudéac. In the years 1450, during the introduction of the tax called fouage, the city was located in archidiaconé of Goêlo, which from its configuration leaves suppose that it defined the Breton-speaking zone of évêché of Saint-Brieuc. Today Loudéac is located in High Brittany or Brittany gallèse. One speaks there French and Gallo.

Heraldic

Population

Census of the inhabitants of the commune: 1999: 9.371 inhabitants 1990: 9.820 inhabitants 1982: 9.729 inhabitants 1975: 9.150 inhabitants 1968: 7.212 inhabitants 1962: 5.925 inhabitants INSEE

Census of the inhabitants of the urban Surface : 1999: 13.932 inhabitants 1990: 11.863 inhabitants INSEE

Grandes demographic trends

the end of the 19th century was marked by a strong emigration: populated of 6.900 inhabitants in 1826, the commune of Loudéac counts 5.500 inhabitants in 1926.

Economy

a strategic geographical location

Benefitting from the glorious Thirty and its central geographical position in Brittany, the area of Loudéac knew during the 20th century a strong growth.

For the head of undertaking, the geographical location of the city enables him to be present on the whole of the markets of the great west.

Today, the RN 164, backbone of the Brittany area, as well as the RD700 became both of the axes with 2x2 ways. In the west as in the East, in North as in the South the principal urban centres are with immediate range: Saint-Brieuc with 40 min, Rennes with 1:00, Brest and Quimper in 1:30.

These new connections bring closer also the airports to the area (Saint-Brieuc, Rennes, Nantes and Brest…) and gives an easier access towards the ports (Saint-Brieuc - Bequeathed, Lorient, Saint-Nazaire…).

Of the dynamic capacities of employment

7.397 employment including 89% of employee jobs,
10,4% of nonpaid employment,
Unemployment rate: - of 5%.

branches of industry

Agriculture: 4,7%
Industry: 27,3%
Construction: 6% Tertiary
: 61,9%

the companies

438 establishments, all activities confused are referred with the trade register of Coast-in Armor (except thus for the administrations, communities, liberal professions and farms) including 49 companies moreover 20 paid and 10 companies of more than 100 paid.

An antenna of the Chamber of commerce and industry of Coast-in Armor is present to facilitate the steps of the contractors.

Principal companies

Ker Cadélac

Pastry makings Ker Cadélac

Ragot Flies

Flies for fishing

Agriculture

148 farms including 76 of more than 35 ha.

Teaching and culture

Personalities and elected

Personalities

Alphabetically:

Mathurin Boscher, teacher, creator of the method of reading Boscher
Marie-madeleine Dienesch, deputy, Secretary of State, ambassador
Maurice Duault, born in 1115 in Kerbarth in Croixanvec, first abbot of the Abbey Notre-Dame de Carnoët, passes its childhood to Loudéac
Marylise Lebranchu, Secretary of State at SME, the trade, the craft industry and the consumption of 1997 to 2000; Minister of Justice and Minister for the justice of 2000 to 2002. Born on April 25th, 1947 in Loudéac
Jeanne Malivel, (born in Loudéac in 1895 and died in Rennes at 1926) general-purpose artist, specialist in wood engraved. One owes him also the first tale rhyme in gallo, the septs brothers . The artistic movement that it founds with Rene-Yves Creston and Georges Robin refers there by taking the name of Seiz Breur . The work of this group is at the origin of contemporary Breton art.
Louis-Adolphe Robin de Morhéry, doctor and politician
Yann Sohier, teacher and founder of Ar Falz
Penda Sy, basketteuse promising of the team of France

Elected officials

Tourist monuments and places

Church Saint Nicolas's Day

- Descriptive : The construction of the church goes back to the 18th century and consequently the whole of the building is marked by what one calls the spirit " Church triomphante" and style of this time: the tower with a dome instead of a bell-tower, statues of Saint Nicolas and Maurice Saint to the vigorous features and, over all, the whole of the chorus with its baldachin: marbles, gildings, the provision of the statues of the saints and the angels, clouds. The unit is laid out to draw all the attention on the " Glory of Dieu" whose name is written in Hebrew on the central triangle, symbol of the Trinity: Yahweh . The stained glasses date from the 19th century. The banners carried formerly in the many processions were restored voluntarily and skilfully by a tailor loudeacian: popular works of art, they decorate with happiness the square pillars with granite. - Construction: It would have taken 45 years to build and arrange the church. Initially the tower, with its three stages and its dome, was built between 1733 and 1746, is over one thirteen years duration. The installation and the blessing of the first stone of the church took place the September 24th, 1758; construction replaced old become too decayed. The architect was Béchet of Ormeaux. Outside, on the top of the wall turned to the east, a date is carved: 1759. A blazon also appears on a stone but without the armorial bearings, undoubtedly hammered during the French revolution. The chorus and the retables north and south asked for fifteen years of work, from 1763 1778. Work of Corlay, sculptor of Châtelaudren, the unit was finished by his/her son-in-law named Heurtault, after the death of his/her father-in-law. It is necessary to notice the breads of proposal on the two side furnace bridges, tradition resulting from the synagogs of the judaïque religion. Source: http://loudeac-catholique-saint-brieuc.cef.fr/loudeac/stnicolas.htm

Cross of Truguez or Cross of Chenot (17th century). Located at the exit of the Truguez locality close to the forest of Loudéac, this cross inspires by its simplicity. An inscription engraved on its base indicates that it was ordered by Jean Braiguel and Guillemette Jégart, a couple of local farmers undoubtedly wishing this way of attracting divine protection on these places

Vault Saint-Maurice (1779). This vault is located in the place says Saint-Maurice in the countryside close in direction to Pontivy. Of rectangular plan, with bedside with cut sides, it is dedicated to Maurice Duault (1115-1191). The furnace bridge, decorated of a statue representing the Virgin, dates from the 17th century. The furnace bridge is surmounted by a table, works of the painter the Beautiful one of Pontivy and gone back to 1678. The stained glasses, representing the Life of saint Maurice (Roman legionary, dead martyrized into 286) and the Life of saint Maurice Duault, go back to 1564. The vault shelters the statues out of polychrome wooden of holy Emérance (17th century) and of holy Apolline (XVII-19th century)

Vault of Saint-Guillaume (1722, 1775) and Fountain of Saint-Guillaume (XVIIIe-19th century) located in the locality of Guillaume Saint at orée of the forest of Loudéac. The niche of the Fountain cut in the schist and the granite shelters a statue of Saint-Guillaume who shares with Saint-Yves the patronage of the diocese. Very attended until the second world war, the Forgiveness of Guillaume Saint consists of a procession connecting the Vault to the Fountain

House of the Beautiful East (1767) - street Beautiful the East - the house of the Beautiful East belongs to the rich person traders residences built for the great period of expansion of the trade of the fabrics, between 1755 and 1780. It is typical of these dwellings cossues, larger than the farms. Closed, it comprises a body of dwelling which are next to of the warehouses. The cover is out of slate and the facings of the doors and the granite windows. The house, as a whole, at the time gives the impression to have profited from the plud great possible comfort.

Town hall (1903) - street Notre Dame - Architect: Morvan. Built out of schist and granite and constituted of two bodies of perpendicular buildings connected to each other by a tower which shelters the porch of entry.

War memorial (1922) - Which occurred of the Combatants - Author: Rene Quillivic. This peaceful monument is cut in kersantite on a granite base of Huelgoat. It represents in a way realistic and stripped of artifices a private of the war 1914-18 accompanied by his partner out of traditional dress. A Loudéacienne young person living with Paris, Cecile Ollitrault, was used as model to the sculptor Quivillic (1879-1969). The artist Jeanne Malivel wrote in connection with this work: " The sobriety of the gesture and an erudite simplicity of execution, not stripped however of a certain realism, makes of it a work of first order, which gains with being studied and which time will still embellish of its patine."

Sports and leisures

Sports with Loudéac

Handball

Section Handball of the Friendly Layman of Loudéac.

Horse-races

Four meeting of races are held each year with the hippodrome of Calouët

Plunged

Club of diving meeting in the swimming pool of Loudéac

Leisures

Twinnings

Photographs

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