Loctudy Loktudi | |
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 The harbour at Loctudy | |
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Location of Loctudy  | |
  Loctudy  Loctudy | |
| Coordinates:47°50′04″N4°10′05″W / 47.8344°N 4.1681°W /47.8344; -4.1681 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Quimper |
| Canton | Pont-l'Abbé |
| Intercommunality | Pays Bigouden Sud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2023–2026) | Serge Guilloux[1] |
Area 1 | 12.73 km2 (4.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 4,043 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29135 /29750 |
| Elevation | 0–17 m (0–56 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Loctudy (French pronunciation:[lɔktydi];Breton:Loktudi) is a fishing port andseaside resort inBrittany,France, at the mouth of thePont-l'Abbé river estuary.
Thecommune is in theFinistèredepartment in northwestern France. Situated on the peninsula ofPenmarc'h in the far southwestern part ofLower Brittany, 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: bothTudy of Landevennec andTudwal have been suggested. The eleventh-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 inlangoustines, called "demoiselles de Loctudy". The four ports of the Penmarc'h peninsula (Guilvinec,Saint Guénolé Penmarc'h, Loctudy andLesconil) land 40 000 tonnes per year and constitute the largest fishery in France. Amarina was constructed in 1991 and had (2006) 661 moorings.
Loctudy istwinned with the towns ofFishguard inPembrokeshire,Wales andRibadeo inGalicia,Spain.
Inhabitants of Loctudy are calledLoctudistes.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 3,410 | — |
| 1975 | 3,544 | +0.55% |
| 1982 | 3,560 | +0.06% |
| 1990 | 3,622 | +0.22% |
| 1999 | 3,659 | +0.11% |
| 2007 | 4,101 | +1.44% |
| 2012 | 4,001 | −0.49% |
| 2017 | 4,073 | +0.36% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Irish cyclist, and yellow jersey holder of the three European Grand Tours,Shay Elliott, lived, and operated a hotel, here, for a period, with his Strasbourg-born wife, and son Pascal.
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