Hédé-Bazouges

Hédé-Bazouges (French pronunciation: [ede bazuʒ]; Breton: Hazhoù-Bazeleg; Gallo: Hédoe) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.[3]

Hédé-Bazouges
Ruined castle
Ruined castle
Coat of arms of Hédé-Bazouges
Location of Hédé-Bazouges
Hédé-Bazouges is located in France
Hédé-Bazouges
Hédé-Bazouges
Hédé-Bazouges is located in Brittany
Hédé-Bazouges
Hédé-Bazouges
Coordinates: 48°17′43″N 1°48′05″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementRennes
CantonMelesse
IntercommunalityBretagne Romantique
Government
  Mayor (20212026) Isabelle Clément-Vitoria[1]
Area
1
14.93 km2 (5.76 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
2,283
  Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35130 /35630
Elevation39–122 m (128–400 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

On 1 January 2008, the village of Saint-Symphorien was separated from the commune, and given the status of commune in its own right.[4]

Prior to 22 March 2011, the commune was called Hédé.[5]

It is Twinned with the village of Wortham in Suffolk, England.

Population

Inhabitants of Hédé-Bazouges are called Hédéens in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,206    
1975 1,127−0.96%
1982 1,079−0.62%
1990 1,181+1.14%
1999 1,406+1.96%
2007 1,754+2.80%
2012 2,094+3.61%
2017 2,247+1.42%
Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Hédé-Bazouges at 1 January 2020.
Source: INSEE[6]

Sights

The town has a sculpture park in the church garden dedicated to the work of local resident Jean Boucher.

See also

References


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