Bais, Ille-et-Vilaine

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Bais
Baez
Saint Mars church

Coat of arms
Bais
Coordinates: 48°00′41″N 1°17′21″W / 48.0114°N 1.2892°W / 48.0114; -1.2892Coordinates: 48°00′41″N 1°17′21″W / 48.0114°N 1.2892°W / 48.0114; -1.2892
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Fougères-Vitré
Canton La Guerche-de-Bretagne
Intercommunality Pays de la Roche-aux-Fées
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Joseph Pichet
Area
 • Land1 35.18 km2 (13.58 sq mi)
Population (2009)
 • Population2 2,082
 • Population2 Density 59/km2 (150/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 35014 / 35680
Elevation 47–109 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bais (Breton: Baez, Gallo: Baès) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 2,042—    
1968 2,095+2.6%
1975 2,022−3.5%
1982 1,913−5.4%
1990 1,821−4.8%
1999 1,928+5.9%
2009 2,082+8.0%

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.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Official site

External links

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