Baud, Morbihan
Baud
Baod | |
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Location of Baud  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°52′35″N 3°01′04″W / 47.8764°N 3.0178°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Pontivy |
| Canton | Pontivy |
| Intercommunality | Baud Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascale Gillet-Guyader[1] |
| Area 1 | 48.09 km2 (18.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 6,228 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56010 /56150 |
| Elevation | 22–157 m (72–515 ft) (avg. 88 m or 289 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Baud (Baod in Breton) is a commune in the Morbihan département in Brittany in northwestern France.
Overview
There are many flower beds on the approaches to the town and in the area around the
Baud is the administration centre for a number of small villages in the vicinity. It has a
It has a fair range of social outlets. A
There are many festivals that take place in and around Baud. These include the beer festival, the camion cross, the auto cross, the music festival and the festival of traditional crafts.
The town's population is about 6000, and is growing each year. There are extensive small scale property developments particularly to the west of the town. Over the last few years, Baud has become popular as a location to have a
The
The famous statue Vénus de Quinipily is situated on the outskirts of Baud.
Baud is also home to the Musée de la carte postale, with a focus on images and artifacts of regional interest.[3]
Geography
The Ével forms most of the commune's eastern border, flows westward through the middle of the commune, forms part of its western border, then flows into the Blavet, which forms the commune's north-western border.
Baud is at the crossroad between Pontivy, Lorient and Vannes which makes Baud a good town to take a halt.
Population
Inhabitants of Baud were called Baudais, but now they are called Baldiviens.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 4,814 | — |
| 1975 | 4,989 | +0.51% |
| 1982 | 4,925 | −0.18% |
| 1990 | 4,658 | −0.69% |
| 1999 | 4,813 | +0.36% |
| 2007 | 5,543 | +1.78% |
| 2012 | 6,081 | +1.87% |
| 2017 | 6,261 | +0.59% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Breton language
In 2008, 10.7% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[5]
See also
- Communes of the Morbihan department
- Henri Gouzien, sculptor of Baud War Memorial
References
- ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Le Carton Voyageur - Musée de la carte postale". Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
- Town website (in French)
- Cultural Heritage at archive.today (archived 2013-01-07) (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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