Area 43.42 km² Population 13,496 (2007) | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Tuesday 4:27 PM Arrondissement Dunkirk | |
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Intercommunality Monts de Flandres - Plaine de la Lys Weather 7°C, Wind W at 27 km/h, 70% Humidity | ||
Bailleul (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.
Contents
- Map of 59270 Bailleul France
- Media
- Carnival
- Points of interest
- Railways
- International relations
- Personalities
- References
Map of 59270 Bailleul, France
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
Railways
Bailleul has a railway station on the line from Lille to Calais and Dunkirk.
International relations
Bailleul is twinned with: