Bazouges-la-Pérouse
Commune in Brittany, France
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Bazouges-la-Pérouse (French pronunciation: [bazuʒ la peʁuz]; Breton: Bazeleg-ar-Veineg; Gallo: Bazój-la-Pérózz) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
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Bazouges-la-Pérouse
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Château de La Ballue à Bazouges-la-Pérouse | |
 Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Bazouges-la-Pérouse | |
  Bazouges-la-Pérouse  Bazouges-la-Pérouse | |
| Coordinates: 48°25′37″N 1°34′23″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré |
| Canton | Val-Couesnon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Hervé[1] |
Area 1 | 58.18 km2 (22.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,877 |
| • Density | 32.26/km2 (83.56/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35019 /35560 |
| Elevation | 10–116 m (33–381 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,055 | — |
| 1975 | 1,999 | −0.39% |
| 1982 | 2,029 | +0.21% |
| 1990 | 1,951 | −0.49% |
| 1999 | 1,854 | −0.57% |
| 2007 | 1,853 | −0.01% |
| 2012 | 1,844 | −0.10% |
| 2017 | 1,808 | −0.39% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Inhabitants of Bazouges-la-Pérouse are called Bazougeais in French.
Sights
There are three historical monuments :
The Château de la Ballue is now a hotel. A house which dates from 1604. A half-timbered house (17th century)
