Bais, Ille-et-Vilaine

Bais (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

Baez
Commune
Saint Mars church
Coat of arms
Location of Bais
Bais
Bais
Coordinates: 48°00′41″N 1°17′21″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementFougères-Vitré
CantonLa Guerche-de-Bretagne
IntercommunalityCA Vitré Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Nathalie Clouet
Area
1
35.18 km2 (13.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,419
 • Density69/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
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[2]

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.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  3. Official site



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