Bais (; ;
Gallo: ''Baès'') is a
commune in the
Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine (; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Ill-e-Vilaenn'', ) is a departments of France, department of France, located in the regions of France, region of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in the northwest of the country. It is named a ...
department in
Brittany
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in northwestern
France
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. The writer
Anne de Tourville (1910–2004), winner of the 1951
Prix Femina
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, was born in Bais.
Population
Inhabitants of Bais are called ''Baiséens'' in French.
Sights
Gallo-Roman
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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
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in the sixth century, who became a hermit in the neighboring village of
Marsé.
[Official site]
See also
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References
External links
Official website
Cultural HeritageMayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association
Communes of Ille-et-Vilaine
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