Baillif
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Not to be confused with Bailiff .
| Commune of Baillif | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 61° 45' W |
| Latitude | 16° 01' N |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Guadeloupe |
| Department | Guadeloupe |
| Arrondissement | Basse-Terre |
| Canton | Vieux-Habitants |
| Mayor | Marie-Lucile Breslau |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 0 m–1,354 m (avg. 15 m) |
| Land area¹ | 24.3 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
6,315 |
| - Density (1999) | 259/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97104/ 97123 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Baillif is a village and commune located in the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. Situated in the south of proper Guadeloupe it covers an area of 2.430 acres (10 km²). At the last census its population was calculated at 6,315 inhabitants.
The commune is named after an early inhabitant, Robert Baillif. Baillif traded in the area from 1650 to about 1700.
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