Bais, Ille-et-Vilaine explained

Bais
Native Name: (Gallo)
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Bais (Ille-et-Vilaine).svg
Coordinates:48.0114°N -1.2892°W
Insee:35014
Postal Code:35680
Arrondissement:Fougères-Vitré
Canton:La Guerche-de-Bretagne
Mayor:Nathalie Clouet[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Vitré Communauté
Elevation Min M:47
Elevation Max M:109
Area Km2:35.18

Bais (in French pronounced as /bɛ/; Breton: Baez; Gallo: Baès) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. The writer Anne de Tourville (1910–2004), winner of the 1951 Prix Femina, was born in Bais.

Population

Inhabitants of Bais are called Baiséens in French.

Sights

Gallo-Roman remains have been discovered that date from the first century AD.

The church of Saint Mars was built primarily in the 16th century, with expansion in the 19th century. It is dedicated to Saint Mars, bishop of Nantes in the sixth century, who became a hermit in the neighboring village of Marsé.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. Official site