Bailleul, Belgium

Bailleul
Bailleul, village church
Coat of arms
Bailleul
Bailleul
Coordinates: 50°40′09″N 03°19′03″E / 50.66917°N 3.31750°E / 50.66917; 3.31750
Country Belgium
RegionWallonia
ProvinceHainaut
MunicipalityEstaimpuis

Bailleul is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Estaimpuis, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

The village has been known to exist since at least 864, when it was mentioned for the first time. The village church contains funerary monuments from the 18th and 19th century. Historian Joseph Alexis Poutrain was from Bailleul.[1]

References

  1. ^ Menne, Gilbert, ed. (2014). Le grand guide de Wallonie et de Bruxelles. Brussels: Racine. p. 372. ISBN 978-94-014-1418-0.
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