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'''Bailleul''' ({{IPA-fr|bajœl|-|Fr-Bailleul.ogg}}; ''Belle'' in [[Dutch language|Dutch]]) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Nord (French department)|Nord]] [[Departments of France|department]] in northern [[France]]. It is located in [[French Flanders]], {{convert|3|km|0|abbr=on}} from the [[Belgium|Belgian]] border and {{convert|26|km|0|abbr=on}} northwest of [[Lille]]. |
'''Bailleul''' ({{IPA-fr|bajœl|-|Fr-Bailleul.ogg}}; ''Belle'' in [[Dutch language|Dutch]]) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Nord (French department)|Nord]] [[Departments of France|department]] in northern [[France]]. It is located in [[French Flanders]], {{convert|3|km|0|abbr=on}} from the [[Belgium|Belgian]] border and {{convert|26|km|0|abbr=on}} northwest of [[Lille]]. |
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The city hall and [[belfry]] of Bailleul was inscribed on the [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage List]] in 2005 as part of the [[Belfries of Belgium an France]] site, in recognition of their importance in the rise of municipal power in Europe.<ref name = "unesco">{{cite web |url = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/943 |title= Belfries of Belgium and France |website = UNESCO World Heritage Centre |publisher = United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization |access-date = 5 November 2021}}</ref> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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In 1526, Flanders fell to the [[Spanish Netherlands]] by the [[Treaty of Madrid (1526)|Treaty of Madrid]]. Under the reign of [[Philip II of Spain|Philip II]], the first religious problems arose between [[Flanders]] and [[Spain]]. |
In 1526, Flanders fell to the [[Spanish Netherlands]] by the [[Treaty of Madrid (1526)|Treaty of Madrid]]. Under the reign of [[Philip II of Spain|Philip II]], the first religious problems arose between [[Flanders]] and [[Spain]]. |
Revision as of 18:45, 6 November 2021
Bailleul
Belle | |
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Coordinates: 50°44′21″N 2°44′00″E / 50.7392°N 2.7333°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
Canton | Bailleul |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Flandre Intérieure |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Antony Gautier |
Area 1 | 43.42 km2 (16.76 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 14,869 |
• Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59043 /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. It is located in French Flanders, 3 km (2 mi) from the Belgian border and 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Lille.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1793 | 11,576 | — |
1800 | 8,944 | −22.7% |
1806 | 9,222 | +3.1% |
1821 | 9,475 | +2.7% |
1831 | 9,823 | +3.7% |
1836 | 9,911 | +0.9% |
1841 | 9,923 | +0.1% |
1846 | 10,141 | +2.2% |
1851 | 10,078 | −0.6% |
1856 | 10,108 | +0.3% |
1861 | 10,102 | −0.1% |
1866 | 12,896 | +27.7% |
1872 | 12,828 | −0.5% |
1876 | 12,968 | +1.1% |
1881 | 12,712 | −2.0% |
1886 | 13,335 | +4.9% |
1891 | 13,276 | −0.4% |
1896 | 13,449 | +1.3% |
1901 | 13,530 | +0.6% |
1906 | 13,573 | +0.3% |
1911 | 13,251 | −2.4% |
1921 | 6,651 | −49.8% |
1926 | 8,545 | +28.5% |
1931 | 9,691 | +13.4% |
1936 | 10,928 | +12.8% |
1946 | 11,352 | +3.9% |
1954 | 11,964 | +5.4% |
1962 | 12,583 | +5.2% |
1968 | 13,077 | +3.9% |
1975 | 13,474 | +3.0% |
1982 | 13,400 | −0.5% |
1990 | 13,847 | +3.3% |
1999 | 14,146 | +2.2% |
2006 | 13,616 | −3.7% |
2009 | 13,989 | +2.7% |
2011 | 14,517 | +3.8% |
2015 | 14,337 | −1.2% |
Politics
Presidential Elections 2nd Round
Election | Winning Candidate | Party | % | |
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style="background-color: Template:En Marche!/meta/color" | | 2017 | Emmanuel Macron | En Marche! | 56.30 |
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" | | 2012 | François Hollande | PS | 50.87 |
style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" | | 2007 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 51.52 |
style="background-color: Template:Rally for the Republic/meta/color" | | 2002 | Jacques Chirac | RPR | 82.44 |
Heraldry
The arms of Bailleul are blazoned : Gules, a cross vair.
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Media
Bailleul is the birthplace of French filmmaker Bruno Dumont and served as the setting for his first two feature films. This area is also a setting in the Timothy Findley book The Wars.
Carnival
The inhabitants of Bailleul celebrate carnival with five days of processions and other festivities. The carnival has taken place since 1853, when the Philanthropic Company of Bailleul was founded. During the event, a search takes place for the needy ones of the city. The Gargantua Giant chairs the festivities, seated on his float and accompanied by his kitchen boys.
At the end of Shrove Tuesday, after the final procession of around 50 floats, with local groups, brass bands and plenty of confetti, Doctor Francisco Piccolissimo tries to cure the excesses of some inhabitants in an unconventional way in front of the town hall, and the festival continues late into the night in the town's cafés and bars.
Points of interest
The city hall and belfry of Bailleul was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2005 as part of the Belfries of Belgium an France site, in recognition of their importance in the rise of municipal power in Europe.[3]
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 Spanish Netherlands by the Treaty of Madrid. Under the reign of Philip II, the first religious problems arose between Flanders and Spain.
In the 17th century, Flanders was a permanent battlefield. Louis XIV reconquered Flanders. As a result, Bailleul reverted to France in 1678.
With the Treaty of Utrecht, Flanders and with it Bailleul fell to Austria in 1713, before both finally passed to France in 1745 after the Battle of Fontenoy and the Treaty of Aachen. Numerous fires marked the history of the city.
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 First World War, the area around Bailleul was at times heavily affected by the heavy fighting that German and Allied troops engaged in around the nearby Belgian town of Ypres. When German troops used chlorine gas against the Allied troops near Wulverghem (municipality of Heuvelland, Belgium) on 30 April 1916 over a front length of 3.2 kilometres, the resulting toxic gas cloud extended as far as Bailleul. During the German Spring Offensive in Operation Georgette from 13 April 1918, Bailleul with its old Flemish Town Centre was more than 90 percent destroyed. After the severe destruction of the First World War, the town was rebuilt in the Neo-Flemish style during the 20th century. A typical example of the architectural style, which was widespread throughout Flanders, is the town hall of 1932 with its bell tower.
Railways
Bailleul has a railway station on the line from Lille to Calais and Dunkirk.
International relations
- 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
- Marguerite Yourcenar, academic
- Jean Delobel, politician
- Michel Delebarre, politician
- Bruno Dumont, director and 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
- Sources
- Notes
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Résultats France - Présidentielle 2017 - 1er et 2nd tour". lemonde.fr. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
- ^ "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 2019-11-21.