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 | |
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. |
The 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.
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