Bailleul, Orne
Commune in Normandy, France
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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 | |
| 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 (2023)[2] | 609 |
| • Density | 36.5/km2 (94.6/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
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Fresnaye,La Londe,Vorché and Bailleul.[4]
Notable buildings and places
- Castle Mound of Bailleul is an oval mound from an 11th-century castle that used to exist here.
Bailleul Church
Monument for the dead of Bailleul
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Population
| 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
- Edmond Le Bœuf - (1809 – 1888) a marshal of France died and is buried here.[6][7]
- Roussel de Bailleul (died 1077), Norman mercenary.
