Hédé
Encyclopedia
Hédé-Bazouges is a commune
in the Ille-et-Vilaine
department in Bretagne
in north-western France
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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.
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Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine is a department of France, located in the region of Brittany in the northwest of the country.- History :Ille-et-Vilaine is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
department in Bretagne
Bretagne
Brittany ; is one of the 27 regions of France. It occupies a large peninsula in the northwest of the country, lying between the English Channel to the north and the Bay of Biscay to the south. Its capital is Rennes.-Territory:...
in north-western France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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On 1 January 2008, the village of Saint-Symphorien
Saint-Symphorien, Ille-et-Vilaine
Saint-Symphorien is a French commune located in the Ille-et-Vilaine département, in the Brittany region.Saint-Symphorien was part of Hédé from 1973 to 2007. On 1 January 2008, the commune of Hédé was divided again and the commune was recreated....
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.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Hédé-Bazouges are called Hédéens.Sights
The town has a sculpture park in the church garden dedicated to the work of local resident Jean BoucherJean Boucher (artist)
Jean Boucher was a French sculptor based in Brittany. He is best known for his public memorial sculptures which communicated his liberal politics and patriotic dedication to France and Brittany.-Early years:Boucher was born in Cesson-Sévigné near Rennes, Brittany...
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