Baillou
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Baillou | |
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 Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Baillou | |
  Baillou  Baillou | |
| Coordinates: 47°58′08″N 0°50′35″E / 47.969°N 0.843°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Loir-et-Cher |
| Arrondissement | Vendôme |
| Canton | Le Perche |
| Intercommunality | Collines du Perche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Pelletier[1] |
Area 1 | 19.85 km2 (7.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 210 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 41012 /41170 |
| Elevation | 88–166 m (289–545 ft) (avg. 152 m or 499 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Baillou (French pronunciation: [baju]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France.[3] Notable buildings are the church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste and the Château de Baillou whose vast property spans most of the region.
The history of Baillou is inherently linked to the Baillou family, one of the oldest aristocratic families and landowners in Europe.
