Hédé-Bazouges Explained

Hédé-Bazouges
Native Name: (Gallo)
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Hédé (Ille-et-Vilaine).svg
Coordinates:48.2953°N -1.8014°W
Insee:35130
Postal Code:35630
Arrondissement:Rennes
Canton:Melesse
Mayor:Isabelle Clément-Vitoria[1]
Term:2021 - 2026
Intercommunality:Bretagne Romantique
Elevation Min M:39
Elevation Max M:122
Area Km2:14.93

Hédé-Bazouges (in French pronounced as /ede bazuʒ/; ; Gallo: Hédoe) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.[2]

On 1 January 2008, the village of Saint-Symphorien was separated from the commune, and given the status of commune in its own right.[3]

Prior to 22 March 2011, the commune was called Hédé.[4]

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

Population

Inhabitants of Hédé-Bazouges are called Hédéens in French.

Sights

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

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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. 4 May 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM35130-hede-bazouges INSEE commune file
  3. Prefectoral bylaw
  4. Décret 2011-311 du 22 mars 2011