Loudeac

Loudeac is a commune in the Cotes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. Loudeac has 2 football teams, FC Saint-Bugan, named after an area in the town, and Loudeac OSC, formed from the amalgamation of Stade Loudéacien and Avenir Loudeac in the early 2000s. Loudeac OSC is traditionally a big club on the amateur scene in the region being one of the larger towns. Recently, the club has restructured with a strong policy on developing youth, which has paid dividends as the club are again rising through the divisions.

There is also a female team within the club. There is a handball team in the town, l'Amicale Laique Loudeac Handball who compete across male and female senior and junior competition. A rugby team based in the town is named the Loup'deaciens a play on words on the word 'loup' which means 'wolf' in French. There is a strong local pool scene, which has culminated in a youth based in the town becoming a world champion at youth level as part of a French team.