Lohéac

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.

Lohéac
Lohieg
Commune
The town hall of Lohéac
Coat of arms
Location of Lohéac
Lohéac
Lohéac
Coordinates: 47°51′59″N 1°52′55″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementRedon
CantonRedon
IntercommunalityVallons de Haute-Bretagne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Bertin[1]
Area
1
5.11 km2 (1.97 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
648
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35155 /35550
Elevation34–100 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.
  • 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.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962400—    
1968404+1.0%
1975406+0.5%
1982449+10.6%
1990508+13.1%
1999603+18.7%
2008675+11.9%

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.


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