Baillou

Baillou
Commune
Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Coat of arms
Location of Baillou
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Coordinates: 47°58′08″N0°50′35″E / 47.969°N 0.843°E / 47.969; 0.843
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  (Jan. 2020) [2]	204
• Density	10/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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	354	—
1975	276	−3.49%
1982	250	−1.40%
1990	230	−1.04%
1999	229	−0.05%
2007	246	+0.90%
2012	249	+0.24%
2017	226	−1.92%
Source: INSEE [4]

See also

• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department
• Baillo

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE