Bailleul, Orne

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Eric Noss^[1]Area16.67 km² (6.44 sq mi)Population609 • Density37/km² (95/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation125–237 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.

Bailleul (French pronunciation: [bajœl] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.^[3]

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

Population

Historical 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]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References