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Balan is a commune in France, situated in the Grand Est region. It lies within the arrondissement of Sedan and the canton of Sedan-Est. The town borders Bazeilles, Givonne, Noyers-Pont-Maugis, and Sedan, and is located next to the Meuse river. Its postal code is 08200.
The area of Balan is 4.65 square kilometers. Population figures vary slightly between sources, with one listing 1,648 residents and another citing 1,621. The male population is recorded as 785, while the female population is 833. The elevation above sea level is listed as 238 meters in one dataset and 156 meters in another. The local townhall is located at Place de la Mairie.
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Grand Est
- Department
- Ardennes
- Arrondissement
- Sedan
- Canton
- Sedan-3
- Intercommunality
- CA Ardenne Métropole
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Alban Collinet
- Area
- 4.65 km (1.80 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 1,579
- Density
- 340/km (879/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 08043 /08200
- Elevation
- 158 m (518 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Balan
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Sedan
- Population
- 1596
- Area
- 4.65
- Elevation
- 168
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Meuse
- Image
- Mairie monument aux morts 117.JPG
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- Commons category
- Balan (Ardennes)
- postal code
- 08200
- different from
- Balan
- associated electoral district
- canton of Sedan-3
- male population
- 785
- female population
- 833
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-24-27-18-06
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Encyclopedic overview
Balan ( French pronunciation: [balɑ̃]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France.
The commune has been awarded three flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Balan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.