Baulon (; br, Beloen;

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: ''Baulon'') is a

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in the

Ille-et-Vilaine Ille-et-Vilaine (; br, Il-ha-Gwilen) is a department of France, located in the region of Brittany in the northwest of the country. It is named after the two rivers of the Ille and the Vilaine. It had a population of 1,079,498 in 2019.

department in

Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period ...

in northwestern

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History

Stone axes found in various locations in Baulon - Crambert, Métairies, Champs-du-Four, and Boutard - suggest that the area was inhabited from the

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period.Chesnais, René; ''Baulon'', Rennes, 1970 (in French) In the first centuries AD, the Romans occupied

and established a camp in Baulon, in Châtellier, close to the road running from Rennes to

Vannes Vannes (; br, Gwened) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It was founded over 2,000 years ago. History Celtic Era The name ''Vannes'' comes from the Veneti, a seafaring Celtic people who live ...

. After the

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in the west, the

Bretons The Bretons (; br, Bretoned or ''Vretoned,'' ) are a Celtic ethnic group native to Brittany. They trace much of their heritage to groups of Brittonic speakers who emigrated from southwestern Great Britain, particularly Cornwall and Devon, mo ...

, chased out of

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by the

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, took refuge in

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, which became Brittany. In Baulon, they established a monastery. In addition to the monastery, Baulon also possesses another center of worship, which the current market town was built around. The charter of Anowareth, preserved in the ', indicates that in 869, the noble Roiantdreh adopted as his son and heir

Salomon, King of Brittany Salomon ( br, Salaün) (died 874) was Count of Rennes and Nantes from 852 and Duke of Brittany from 857 until his death by assassination. He used the title King of Brittany intermittently after 868. In 867, he was granted the counties of Avranches ...

, putting himself under the latter's protection. This was done in the parish of Baulon in

Porhoët The noble Breton family line of Porhoët () is represented in modern times by the Franco-Breton House of Rohan. History The first recognised Vicomte de Porhoët was Guithenoc (abt. 990-1040CE), was born in Guilliers. He married Allurum (994 ...

.de Courson, Aurélien; ''Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Redon en Bretagne'', Paris, Impériale, 1863. p. 82,83. OCLCbr>689957
in French and Latin) In the 14th century, the lordship belonged to the lords of Baulon. The coat of arms of Baulon is dated to 1378. The Baulon family ended at the end of the 15th century, succeeded by the Brullon family. The Brullons built markets and organized fairs from 1574. In 1584, Pierre Brullon received from King Henry III of France the right to render justice in the lordship of the Musse. He built "''la maison de la geôle''" that served as a court of justice and prison. In the 18th century, three important fairs were held in Baulon: February 4 for the Feast of Saint Blaise, July 26 for the Feast of Saint Anne, and September 14 for the

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. The inhabitants of the town supported the changes brought by the

French Revolution The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in coup of 18 Brumaire, November 1799. Many of its ...

, especially after the end of the Reign of Terror. The main revolutionary holiday, celebrated from 1795, was one celebrating the anniversary of the

execution of Louis XVI The execution of Louis XVI by guillotine, a major event of the French Revolution, took place publicly on 21 January 1793 at the ''Place de la Révolution'' ("Revolution Square", formerly ''Place Louis XV'', and renamed ''Place de la Concorde'' in ...

, which was accompanied by an oath of hatred to royalty and anarchy.Dubreuil, Léon;
Fêtes révolutionnaires en Ille-et-Vilaine
in ''Annales de Bretagne'', volume 21, tome 4, 1905. p. 398-399. (in French) Baulon also celebrated the creation of the Republic.Dubreuil, Léon;
Fêtes révolutionnaires en Ille-et-Vilaine
in ''Annales de Bretagne'', volume 21, tome 4, 1905. p. 401. (in French)

History

Population

See also