Baulon
Baulon Beloen |
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region | Brittany | |
Department | Ille-et-Vilaine | |
Arrondissement | Redon | |
Canton | Guichen | |
Community association | Vallons de Haute-Bretagne Community | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 59 ′ N , 1 ° 56 ′ W | |
height | 48-124 m | |
surface | 25.02 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,160 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 86 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 35580 | |
INSEE code | 35016 | |
Website | http://www.baulon.fr/ | |
Baulon Town Hall |
Baulon ( Breton : Beloen ; Gallo : Baulon ) is a French municipality with 2,160 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in the region of Brittany . Baulon belongs to the Arrondissement of Redon and is part of the canton of Guichen . The inhabitants are called Baulonnais .
geography
Baulon is about 22 kilometers southwest of Rennes on the Canut . Baulon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Thurial in the north, Goven in the east, Lassy in the east and south-east, Guignen in the south-east, La Chapelle-Bouëxic in the south, Bovel in the south and south-west and Maxent in the north-west.
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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Residents | 1,033 | 893 | 867 | 907 | 1,132 | 1,324 | 1,785 | 2,094 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Baulon
- Saint-Tugdual Church, built between 1831 and 1849
- La Petite Musse Castle, built in the 15th century
- La Grand Musse Castle, built in the second half of the 19th century
- Market hall
- Watermill
- La Châtellier and La Chaise mansions
- Étang de la Musse
Personalities
- Édouard Ganche (1880–1945), biographer and musicographer Frédéric Chopins.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Ille-et-Vilaine. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-072-8 , pp. 677-680.
Web links
Commons : Baulon - collection of images, videos and audio files