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Bais, Ille-et-Vilaine

Summary

Bais (French pronunciation: [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.

Bais
Baès (Gallo)
Baez (Breton)
Commune
Saint Mars church
Saint Mars church
Coat of arms of Bais
Coat of arms
Location of Bais
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Bais
Bais
Bais is located in Brittany
Bais
Bais
Coordinates: 48°00′41″N 1°17′21″W / 48.0114°N 1.2892°W / 48.0114; -1.2892
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementFougères-Vitré
CantonLa Guerche-de-Bretagne
IntercommunalityCA Vitré Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nathalie Clouet[1]
Area
1
35.18 km2 (13.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,488
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35014 /35680
Elevation47–109 m (154–358 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19682,095—    
19752,022−0.51%
19821,913−0.79%
19901,821−0.61%
19991,928+0.64%
20072,020+0.58%
20122,152+1.27%
20172,419+2.37%
Source: INSEE[3]

Inhabitants of Bais are called Baiséens in French.

Sights edit

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.[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ Official site

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bais (Ille-et-Vilaine).
  • Official website (in French)
  • Cultural Heritage (in French)
  • Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association Archived 14 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in French)