Bailleul, Nord
Bailleul
Belle | |
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Dunkerque | |
Canton | Bailleul |
Intercommunality | CC Flandre Intérieure |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Antony Gautier[1] |
Area 1 | 43.42 km2 (16.76 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 14,869 |
• Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | /59270 |
Elevation | 14–86 m (46–282 ft) (avg. 44 m or 144 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bailleul (French pronunciation: [bajœl] ⓘ; Belle in Dutch) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] It is located in French Flanders, 3 km (2 mi) from the Belgian border and 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Lille.
Population
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Heraldry
The arms of Bailleul are blazoned: Gules, a cross vair.
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Media
Bailleul is the birthplace of
Points of interest
The city hall and
The Jardin des Plantes Sauvages du Conservatoire botanique national de Bailleul is a botanical garden of protected plants. Over 850 species of native plants are found in the garden.
History
In 1526, Flanders fell to the
In the 17th century, Flanders was a permanent battlefield. Louis XIV reconquered Flanders. As a result, Bailleul reverted to France in 1678.
With the
From the 17th to the 19th century, the bobbin lace craft developed in Bailleul. (La Maison de la Dentelle bobbin lace museum), a craft for which the town is still known far beyond its borders.
During
Railways
Bailleul has a railway station on the line from Lille to Calais and Dunkirk.
International relations
Bailleul is
- Werne, Germany, since 1967
- Hawick, Scotland, United Kingdom, since 1973
- Izegem, Belgium, since 1992
- Kyritz, Germany, since 2012
- Wałcz, Poland, since 2015
Personalities
- Edmond de Coussemaker
- Pharaon de Winter, painter
- academic
- Jean Delobel, politician
- Michel Delebarre, politician
- filmmaker
- Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem, Biologist and botanist born in Bailleul in 1839
- Jean-Luc Samyn, jockey in American thoroughbred racing
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bailleul, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Belfries of Belgium and France". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "Jumelages". ville-bailleul.fr (in French). Bailleul. Retrieved 21 November 2019.