Baillou | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason baillou41.svg |
Arrondissement: | Vendôme |
Canton: | Le Perche |
Insee: | 41012 |
Postal Code: | 41170 |
Mayor: | Jean-Luc Pelletier[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Collines du Perche |
Coordinates: | 47.969°N 0.843°W |
Elevation M: | 152 |
Elevation Min M: | 88 |
Elevation Max M: | 166 |
Area Km2: | 19.85 |
Baillou (in French pronounced as /baju/) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France.[2] Notable buildings are the church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste and the Château de Baillou whose vast property spans most of the region.
The history of Baillou is inherently linked to the Baillou family, one of the oldest aristocratic families and landowners in Europe.