Balazé (French pronunciation: [balaze]; Breton: Belezeg; Gallo: Balazae) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the Brittany region in northwestern France.
Balazé
Belezeg | |
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Commune | |
![]() Saint-Martin of Balazé Church | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Location of Balazé ![]() | |
![]() ![]() Balazé ![]() ![]() Balazé | |
Coordinates: 48°10′11″N 1°11′26″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
Arrondissement | Fougères-Vitré |
Canton | Vitré |
Intercommunality | CA Vitré Communauté |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Douabin[1] |
Area 1 | 36.66 km2 (14.15 sq mi) |
Population | 2,218 |
• Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 35015 /35500 |
Elevation | 70–169 m (230–554 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,268 | — |
1975 | 1,372 | +1.13% |
1982 | 1,512 | +1.40% |
1990 | 1,711 | +1.56% |
1999 | 1,914 | +1.25% |
2007 | 2,083 | +1.06% |
2012 | 2,245 | +1.51% |
2017 | 2,228 | −0.15% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Inhabitants of Balazé are called Balazéens in French.
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