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Bailleul, Nord


 
 


Bailleul (Belle in DutchDutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic language spoken by around 22 million people, mainly in the Netherlands and Belgium . ...
) is a small commune of the NordNord (département)

Nord is a dpartement in the north of France. In population terms, it is France's largest. ...
 département, in FranceFrance

France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and whi...
, located in French Flanders near LilleLille Overview

Lille is the main city of France's fourth largest metropolitan area ....
. It has 17,191 inhabitants including its nearby hamlets.

The commune includes a historic building, schools and two colleges.

Bailleul is the birthplace of French filmmaker Bruno DumontBruno Dumont

Bruno Dumont is a French film director....
 and served as the setting for his first two feature films. This area is also a setting in the Timothy Findley book The WarsThe Wars

The Wars is a 1977 novel by Timothy Findley telling the story of a young Canadian officer in World War I....
.

Twin townsTown twinning

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HawickHawick

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,ScotlandScotland Overview

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