Loyat (French pronunciation: [lɔja]; Breton: Louad) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]
Loyat
Louad | |
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The town hall in Loyat | |
Coordinates: 47°59′27″N 2°22′56″W / 47.9908°N 2.3822°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Morbihan |
Arrondissement | Pontivy |
Canton | Ploërmel |
Intercommunality | Ploërmel |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Denis Tréhorel[1] |
Area 1 | 41.52 km2 (16.03 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,701 |
• Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 56122 /56800 |
Elevation | 32–130 m (105–427 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Geography
editThe village is located in the northeast of Morbihan, 6.5 km (4.0 mi) north of Ploërmel. Historically it belongs to Upper Brittany. Before French Revolution, the parish belonged to Diocese of Saint-Malo.
Map
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Loyat.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)