Bailleul (French pronunciation: [bajœl] ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.[3]
Bailleul | |
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 The church in Bailleul with the motte in foreground | |
Location of Bailleul  | |
  Bailleul  Bailleul | |
| Coordinates: 48°48′02″N 0°00′14″W / 48.8006°N 0.0039°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Argentan-2 |
| Intercommunality | Terres d'Argentan Interco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Eric Noss[1] |
Area 1 | 16.67 km2 (6.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 609 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61023 /61160 |
| Elevation | 125–237 m (410–778 ft) (avg. 177 m or 581 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editThe commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Fresnaye,La Londe,Vorché and Bailleul.[4]
Notable buildings and places
edit- Castle Mound of Bailleul is an oval mound from an 11th century castle that used to exist here.
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Bailleul Church -
Monument for the dead of Bailleul
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Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 430 | — |
| 1975 | 523 | +2.84% |
| 1982 | 518 | −0.14% |
| 1990 | 558 | +0.93% |
| 1999 | 603 | +0.87% |
| 2009 | 617 | +0.23% |
| 2014 | 616 | −0.03% |
| 2020 | 612 | −0.11% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Notable People
edit- Edmond Le Bœuf - (1809 – 1888) a marshal of France died and is buried here.[6][7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Commune de Bailleul (61023)". INSEE.
- ^ a b "Bailleul · 61160, France". Bailleul · 61160, France.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "chateau du Moncel à Bailleul, construction du XIXe siècle". www.chateau-fort-manoir-chateau.eu.
- ^ "61 - PATRIMOINE FUNERAIRE DE L'ORNE : Etat des lieux - Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs". www.landrucimetieres.fr.
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