Baulon

Baulon (French pronunciation: [bolɔ̃]; Breton: Beloen; Gallo: Baulon) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Baulon
Beloen
Commune
The church of Baulon
The church of Baulon
Coat of arms of Baulon
Coat of arms
Location of Baulon
Baulon is located in France
Baulon
Baulon
Baulon is located in Brittany
Baulon
Baulon
Coordinates: 47°59′10″N 1°55′50″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementRedon
CantonGuichen
IntercommunalityVallons de Haute-Bretagne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christophe Véron[1]
Area
1
25.02 km2 (9.66 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
2,191
 • Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35016 /35580
Elevation48–124 m (157–407 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

Stone axes found in various locations in Baulon - Crambert, Métairies, Champs-du-Four, and Boutard - suggest that the area was inhabited from the Neolithic period.[3]

In the first centuries AD, the Romans occupied Brittany and established a camp in Baulon, in Châtellier, close to the road running from Rennes to Vannes.[3]

After the fall of the Roman Empire in the west, the Bretons, chased out of Great Britain by the Anglo-Saxons, took refuge in Amorica, which became Brittany. In Baulon, they established a monastery.[3] In addition to the monastery, Baulon also possesses another center of worship, which the current market town was built around.[3]

The charter of Anowareth, preserved in the Cartulaire de Redon, indicates that in 869, the noble Roiantdreh adopted as his son and heir Salomon, King of Brittany, putting himself under the latter's protection. This was done in the parish of Baulon in Porhoët.[4]

In the 14th century, the lordship belonged to the lords of Baulon. The coat of arms of Baulon is dated to 1378. The Baulon family ended at the end of the 15th century, succeeded by the Brullon family.

The Brullons built markets and organized fairs from 1574. In 1584, Pierre Brullon received from King Henry III of France the right to render justice in the lordship of the Musse. He built "la maison de la geôle" that served as a court of justice and prison.

In the 18th century, three important fairs were held in Baulon: February 4 for the Feast of Saint Blaise, July 26 for the Feast of Saint Anne, and September 14 for the Feast of the Cross.

The inhabitants of the town supported the changes brought by the French Revolution, especially after the end of the Reign of Terror. The main revolutionary holiday, celebrated from 1795, was one celebrating the anniversary of the execution of Louis XVI, which was accompanied by an oath of hatred to royalty and anarchy.[5] Baulon also celebrated the creation of the Republic.[6]

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1962753—    
1968893+2.88%
1975867−0.42%
1982907+0.65%
19901,132+2.81%
19991,324+1.76%
20071,843+4.22%
20122,046+2.11%
20172,160+1.09%
Source: INSEE[7]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Chesnais, René; Baulon, Rennes, 1970 (in French)
  4. de Courson, Aurélien; Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Redon en Bretagne, Paris, Impériale, 1863. p. 82,83. OCLC 689957(in French and Latin)
  5. Dubreuil, Léon; "Fêtes révolutionnaires en Ille-et-Vilaine" in Annales de Bretagne, volume 21, tome 4, 1905. p. 398-399. (in French)
  6. Dubreuil, Léon; "Fêtes révolutionnaires en Ille-et-Vilaine" in Annales de Bretagne, volume 21, tome 4, 1905. p. 401. (in French)
  7. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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