Ballans
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Place details
- Locality
- Ballans
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 233
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Ballans
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Ballans3.JPG
- French commune.caption
- An old Well in Ballans
- French commune.arrondissement
- Saint-Jean-d'Angély
- French commune.canton
- Matha
- French commune.INSEE
- 17031
- French commune.postal code
- 17160
- French commune.mayor
- Marie-Agnès Begey
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 72
- French commune.elevation min m
- 24
- French commune.elevation max m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Ballans
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély
- Population
- +201
- Area
- +6.94
- Elevation
- +49
- Shares border with
- Siecq
- Image
- Ballans2.JPG
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- P7938
- canton of Matha
Article
20 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Geology and terrain
- Climate
- Neighbouring communes and villages
- Toponymy
- History
- Administration
- Inter-communality
- Town planning
- Demography
- Distribution of Age Groups
- Economy and employment
- Facilities
- Education
- Sports and recreation
- Associations
- Sites and Monuments
- See also
- References
- External links
Ballans () is a commune in the department of Charente-Maritime, southwestern France.
==Geography== Ballans is located some north-west of Angoulême and east by north-east of Saintes. The southern border of the commune is the departmental border between Charente-Maritime and Charente. Access to the commune is by the D124 road from Brie-sous-Matha in the west which passes through the village and continues south-east to Macqueville. The D133 from Macqueville to Siecq forms part of the eastern border of the commune. Apart from the village there is the hamlet of Les Gorains south-east of the village. The commune is entirely farmland.