bˈɔːɹn dʒuːlˈaɪ sˈɛvən, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn ɪn dᵻsˈaɪz, bˈɪlaʊt ɡɹˈuː ˌʌp ɪn nˈɛvɚz, ɐ smˈɔːl tˈaʊn ɪnðə sˈɛntɚɹ ʌv fɹˈæns wˌɛɹ hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ kənvˈɛnʃənəl ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən.
Born July 7, 1941 in Decize, Billout grew up in Nevers, a small town in the center of France where he received a conventional education.