Bais, Ille-et-Vilaine

Bais Baez
Saint Mars church Saint Mars church
Coat of arms of Bais Coat of arms
Bais
Location within Brittany region Bais
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Fougères-Vitré
Canton	La Guerche-de-Bretagne
Intercommunality	Pays de la Roche-aux-Fées
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Nathalie Clouet
Area1	35.18 km2 (13.58 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	2,082
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	35014 / 35680
Elevation	47–109 m (154–358 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bais (Breton: Baez, Gallo: Baès) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	2,042	—
1968	2,095	+2.6%
1975	2,022	−3.5%
1982	1,913	−5.4%
1990	1,821	−4.8%
1999	1,928	+5.9%
2009	2,082	+8.0%

Inhabitants of Bais are called Baiséens in French.

Sights

Gallo-Roman 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 in the sixth century, who became a hermit in the neighboring village of Marsé.

See also

• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department

References

• INSEE commune page
• Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association (French)

External links

• Official website (French)
• Cultural Heritage (French)