Hédé-Bazouges

Hédé-Bazouges
Commune
Ruined castle

Coat of arms
Hédé-Bazouges
Location within Brittany region
Hédé-Bazouges
Coordinates: 48°17′43″N 1°48′05″W / 48.2953°N 1.8014°W / 48.2953; -1.8014Coordinates: 48°17′43″N 1°48′05″W / 48.2953°N 1.8014°W / 48.2953; -1.8014
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Rennes
Canton Melesse
Intercommunality Pays de la Bretagne Romantique
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Jean-Christophe Benis
Area1 14.93 km2 (5.76 sq mi)
Population (2013)2 2,099
 • Density 140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 35130 /35630
Elevation 39–122 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Hédé-Bazouges (Breton: Hazhoù-Bazeleg, Gallo: Hédoe) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

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

Prior to 22 March 2011, the commune was called Hédé.[2]

Population

Inhabitants of Hédé-Bazouges are called Hédéens in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,560—    
19681,555−0.3%
19751,432−7.9%
19821,422−0.7%
19901,500+5.5%
19991,822+21.5%
20081,864+2.3%

Sights

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in French) Prefectoral bylaw
  2. ↑ (in French) Décret 2011-311 du 22 mars 2011
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