Hédé-Bazouges (; ;
Gallo: ''Hédoe'') 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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.
History
The commune was created in 1974 by the merger of three former communes: Hédé, Bazouges-sous-Hédé and Saint-Symphorien. On 1 January 2008, the village of
Saint-Symphorien was separated from the commune, and given the status of commune in its own right. Prior to 22 March 2011, the commune was called Hédé.
Décret 2011-311 du 22 mars 2011
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It is twinned with the village of Wortham in Suffolk, England.
Population
Inhabitants of Hédé-Bazouges are called ''Hédéens'' in French.
Sights
The town has a sculpture park in the church garden dedicated to the work of local resident Jean Boucher.
See also
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*Jean-Marie Valentin
Jean-Marie Valentin (; 17 October 1823 – 8 August 1896) was a French architect and sculptor specialising in religious furnishings such as pulpits, altars and statues.
Born in Bourg-des-Comptes, Ille-et-Vilaine, he died in the 6th arrondissement ...
References
External links
Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association
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Communes of Ille-et-Vilaine
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