Baillif
Sign in to saveBaillif (; ) is a commune of Guadeloupe, an overseas region and department of France located in the Lesser Antilles. Baillif is a suburb of Basse-Terre, the prefecture and the second-largest urban area of Guadeloupe located on Basse-Terre Island (the western half of Guadeloupe).
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Place details
- Locality
- Baillif
- Region
- Guadeloupe
- Country
- France
- Population
- 5,705
- Timezone
- America/Guadeloupe
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Baillif
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Tour du Père-Labat 09.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The tower of Father Labat, a historic monument
- French commune.map
- Locator map of Baillif 2018.png
- French commune.map caption
- Location of the commune (in red) within Guadeloupe
- French commune.arrondissement
- Basse-Terre
- French commune.canton
- Vieux-Habitants
- French commune.INSEE
- 97104
- French commune.postal code
- 97123
- French commune.demonym
- Baillifien
- French commune.mayor
- Marie-Yveline Ponchateau-Théobald
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Baillif
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Basse-Terre
- Population
- +5096
- Area
- +24.3
- Time zone
- UTC−04:00
- Shares border with
- Saint-Claude
- Official website
- ville-baillif.fr
- Image
- Tour du Père-Labat 09.JPG
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Baillif (; ) is a commune of Guadeloupe, an overseas region and department of France located in the Lesser Antilles. Baillif is a suburb of Basse-Terre, the prefecture and the second-largest urban area of Guadeloupe located on Basse-Terre Island (the western half of Guadeloupe).
==History== In 1637, Governor De L'Olive conceded a parcel of land to the Dominican friars, from the Fathers' river to that of Baillif, and today these mark out the boundary of the town. Under the leadership of Father Labat, several fortresses were built in Baillif to protect the region from English invasion. The Dominicans came to preach the good news of Jesus.