Loyat

Loyat
Louad
Commune
The town hall in Loyat
The town hall in Loyat
Coat of arms of Loyat
Coat of arms
Location of Loyat
Loyat is located in France
Loyat
Loyat
Location within France
Loyat is located in Brittany
Loyat
Loyat
Location within Brittany
Coordinates: 47°59′27″N 2°22′56″W / 47.9908°N 2.3822°W / 47.9908; -2.3822
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementPontivy
CantonPloërmel
IntercommunalityPloërmel
Government
 • Mayor (2026–32) Didier Bourne
Area
1
41.52 km2 (16.03 sq mi)
Highest elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Lowest elevation
32 m (105 ft)
Population
 (2023)
1,750
 • Density42.1/km2 (109/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56122 /56800
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Loyat (French pronunciation: [lɔja]; Breton: Louad) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Geography

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.

Map

Carte topographique de la commune de Loyat.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file