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Hédé-Bazouges

Coordinates: 48°17′43″N 1°48′05″W / 48.2953°N 1.8014°W / 48.2953; -1.8014
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Hédé-Bazouges
Hédoe (Gallo)
Hazhoù-Bazeleg (Breton)
Ruined castle
Ruined castle
Coat of arms of Hédé-Bazouges
Location of Hédé-Bazouges
Map
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 / 48.2953°N 1.8014°W / 48.2953; -1.8014
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementRennes
CantonMelesse
IntercommunalityBretagne Romantique
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Isabelle Clément-Vitoria[1]
Area
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14.93 km2 (5.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,278
 • 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.

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]

History

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The commune was created in 1974 by the merger of three former communes: Hédé, Bazouges-sous-Hédé and Saint-Symphorien.[4] On 1 January 2008, the village of Saint-Symphorien was separated from the commune, and given the status of commune in its own right.[5] Prior to 22 March 2011, the commune was called Hédé.[6]

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

Population

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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[7]

Sights

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0167, 20 July 1973, pp. 7891-7892.
  5. ^ (in French) Prefectoral bylaw
  6. ^ (in French) Décret 2011-311 du 22 mars 2011
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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