Loctudy (; ) is a fishing port and

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Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period o ...

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, at the mouth of the

Pont-l'Abbé Pont-l'Abbé (; , "Abbot's bridge") is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The self-styled capital of Pays Bigouden (roughly the region between the river Odet and the Bay of Audierne), Pont-l'Abbé was ...

river estuary. The

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is in the

Finistère Finistère (, ; br, Penn-ar-Bed ) is a department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090.

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in northwestern France. Situated on the peninsula of

Penmarc'h Penmarch (, ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany, northwestern France.Lower Brittany Lower Brittany ( br, Breizh-Izel; french: Basse-Bretagne) denotes the parts of Brittany west of Ploërmel, where the Breton language has been traditionally spoken, and where the culture associated with this language is most prolific. The name i ...

, it preserves elements of old Breton culture, and the Breton language is still in use. The name means "place or hermitage of St Tudy". There is controversy concerning the identity of the saint: both

Tudy of Landevennec Tudy (Tudi, Tudec, Tudinus, Tegwin, Thetgo, Tydie) of Landevennec was a Breton saint of the 5th or 6th century. He was a hermit who founded monasteries at Landévennec in Brittany, France and in Cornwall, England. The village of St Tudy in Cornw ...

and

Tudwal Saint Tudwal (died c. 564), also known as Tual, Tudgual, Tugdual, Tugual, Pabu, Papu, or Tugdualus (Latin), was a Breton monk, considered to be one of the seven founder saints of Brittany. Life Tudwal was said to be the son of Hoel Mawr (Ho ...

have been suggested. The eleventh-century church is dedicated to St Tudy. Le passeur, île-Tudy Loctudy 2006

The port grew because of its sheltered position protected from the prevailing southwest winds. The fishing port is important (2004-6: around 7000 tonnes per annum landed), and specializes in

langoustine ''Nephrops norvegicus'', known variously as the Norway lobster, Dublin Bay prawn, ' (compare langostino) or ''scampi'', is a slim, orange-pink lobster which grows up to long, and is "the most important commercial crustacean in Europe". It is n ...

s, called "demoiselles de Loctudy". The four ports of the Penmarc'h peninsula (

Guilvinec Guilvinec or Le Guilvinec (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The commune was created in 1880 from part of the commune Plomeur. Population Inhabitants of Guilvinec are called in French ''Guilvini ...

, Saint Guénolé Penmarc'h, Loctudy and

Lesconil Plobannalec-Lesconil (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Plobannalec-Lesconil are called in French ''Lesconilois'' or ''Plobannalecois''. See also *Communes of the Fi ...

) land 40 000 tonnes per year and constitute the largest fishery in France. A

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was constructed in 1991 and had (2006) 661 moorings. Loctudy is

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with the towns of

Fishguard Fishguard ( cy, Abergwaun, meaning "Mouth of the River Gwaun") is a coastal town in Pembrokeshire, Wales, with a population of 3,419 in 2011; the community of Fishguard and Goodwick had a population of 5,407. Modern Fishguard consists of two ...

in Pembrokeshire,

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and

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Population

Inhabitants of Loctudy are called ''Loctudistes''. Irish cyclist, and yellow jersey holder of the three European Grand Tours,

Shay Elliott Seamus "Shay" Elliott (4 June 1934 – 4 May 1971) was an Irish road bicycle racer, Ireland's first major international rider, with a record comparable only to Sean Kelly and Stephen Roche. He was the first Irish person to ride the Tour de F ...

, lived, and operated a hotel, here, for a period, with his Strasbourg-born wife, and son Pascal.