Lohéac
Lohéac (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.
Lohéac
Lohieg | |
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 The town hall of Lohéac | |
.svg.png.webp) Coat of arms | |
Location of Lohéac 
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  Lohéac  Lohéac | |
| Coordinates: 47°51′59″N 1°52′55″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Redon |
| Canton | Redon |
| Intercommunality | Vallons de Haute-Bretagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Patrick Bertin |
| Area 1 | 5.11 km2 (1.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 649 |
| • 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. | |
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% |
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lohéac. |
- Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association (in French)
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