Bailleulval

Bailleulval
Commune
The church of Bailleulval

Coat of arms
Bailleulval
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Bailleulval
Coordinates: 50°12′56″N 2°36′51″E / 50.2156°N 2.6142°E / 50.2156; 2.6142Coordinates: 50°12′56″N 2°36′51″E / 50.2156°N 2.6142°E / 50.2156; 2.6142
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality CC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jacques Carpentier
Area1 5.41 km2 (2.09 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 274
 • Density 51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62072 /62123
Elevation 106–158 m (348–518 ft)
(avg. 125 m or 410 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bailleulval is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

A farming village located 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Arras on the D1 road. The small river Crinchon passes through the commune. Canadian forces were billetted here during World War I. 9th (Service) Battalion Devonshire Regiment also billeted here during WW1. 19th August 1917 was Battalion Sports Day.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962207—    
1968214+3.4%
1975214+0.0%
1982249+16.4%
1990282+13.3%
1999253−10.3%
2009274+8.3%

Sights

  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the eighteenth century.
  • The vestiges of a 13th-century castle.
  • British graves from World War I.

See also

References


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