Balazé

Balazé
Balazae (Gallo)
Belezeg (Breton)
Saint-Martin of Balazé Church
Location of Balazé
Balazé
Balazé
Coordinates: 48°10′11″N 1°11′26″W / 48.1697°N 1.1906°W / 48.1697; -1.1906
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementFougères-Vitré
CantonVitré
IntercommunalityCA Vitré Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphane Douabin[1]
Area
1
36.66 km2 (14.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
2,162
 • Density58.97/km2 (152.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35015 /35500
Elevation70–169 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.

Balazé (French pronunciation: [balaze]; Breton: Belezeg; Gallo: Balazae) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the Brittany region in northwestern France.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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%
2023 2,162−0.50%
Source: INSEE[4]

Inhabitants of Balazé are called Balazéens in French.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ "BALAZE - Map of Balazé 35500 France". www.map-france.com. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  4. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE