Hédé-Bazouges
Commune in Brittany, France
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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]
Hédé-Bazouges
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 Ruined castle | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Hédé-Bazouges | |
  Hédé-Bazouges  Hédé-Bazouges | |
| Coordinates: 48°17′43″N 1°48′05″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Rennes |
| Canton | Melesse |
| Intercommunality | Bretagne Romantique |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Isabelle Clément-Vitoria[1] |
Area 1 | 14.93 km2 (5.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,267 |
| • Density | 151.8/km2 (393.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35130 /35630 |
| Elevation | 39–122 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. | |
History
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
Inhabitants of Hédé-Bazouges are called Hédéens in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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% |
| 2023 | 2,267 | +0.15% |
| Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Hédé-Bazouges at 1 January 2025. Source: INSEE[7] | ||
Sights
The town has a sculpture park in the church garden dedicated to the work of local resident Jean Boucher.
