Bailleulval

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Bailleulval

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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 Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Beaumetz-lès-Loges
Intercommunality Vertes Vallées
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jacques Carpentier
Area
  Land1 5.41 km2 (2.09 sq mi)
Population (2009)
  Population2 274
  Population2 Density 51/km2 (130/sq mi)
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 Nord-Pas-de-Calais 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.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 207    
1968 214+3.4%
1975 214+0.0%
1982 249+16.4%
1990 282+13.3%
1999 253−10.3%
2009 274+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.

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