Saint-Georges-lès-Baillargeaux

Saint-Georges-lès-Baillargeaux (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ lɛ bajaʁʒo]) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

Saint-Georges-lès-Baillargeaux
Commune
The town hall and school in Saint-Georges-lès-Baillargeaux
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Georges-lès-Baillargeaux
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Coordinates: 46°40′18″N 0°24′03″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Vienne
Arrondissement	Poitiers
Canton	Jaunay-Marigny
Intercommunality	CU Grand Poitiers
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Éric Ghirlanda[1]
Area 1	33.90 km2 (13.09 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,345
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	86222 /86130
Elevation	61–143 m (200–469 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,542	—
1975	2,050	+4.15%
1982	2,447	+2.56%
1990	2,858	+1.96%
1999	3,176	+1.18%
2007	3,681	+1.86%
2012	3,971	+1.53%
2017	4,168	+0.97%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places and monuments

The Château de Vayres dates back to the 15th and 16th centuries. The facade and roof have been listed as historical monuments since 1959.^[4] The garden was classified in 1966 and the castle's dovecote in 1994. Situated to the west of the D 4 road, the castle occupies the slopes leading to the Clain River.

See also

• Communes of the Vienne department