Lohéac
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Lohéac
Lohieg | |
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Lohéac | |
Coordinates: 47°51′59″N 1°52′55″W / 47.8664°N 1.8819°WCoordinates: 47°51′59″N 1°52′55″W / 47.8664°N 1.8819°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
Arrondissement | Redon |
Canton | Redon |
Intercommunality | Vallons de Haute-Bretagne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Bertin[1] |
Area 1 | 5.11 km2 (1.97 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 653 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 35155 /35550 |
Elevation | 34–100 m (112–328 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Lohéac (French pronunciation: [lɔeak]; Breton: Lohieg; Gallo: Lozeiac) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. The town is well known for cars and motorsport, hosting a rallycross track part of the FIA World Rallycross Championship, a tarmac racing circuit, a karting circuit, a quad bike circuit and the Manor of the Automobile, which hosts the Museum of the Automobile.
Image Gallery[]
Church of Saint-André
Rue de la Poste
Rue de Châteaubriant, Village of Lohéac
Circuit de Lohéac (Rallycross venue)
Manor of the automobile (car/racecar museum)
The automobiles of 1920, in the manor
Population[]
Inhabitants of Lohéac are called Lohéaciens in French.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 400 | — |
1968 | 404 | +1.0% |
1975 | 406 | +0.5% |
1982 | 449 | +10.6% |
1990 | 508 | +13.1% |
1999 | 603 | +18.7% |
2008 | 675 | +11.9% |
See also[]
- Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
External links[]
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- Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association (in French)
Categories:
- Communes of Ille-et-Vilaine
- Motorsport in France
- Ille-et-Vilaine geography stubs