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Ballay
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Ballay is a commune in France, situated in the Ardennes department within the arrondissement of Vouziers. It lies in the Grand Est region and borders the communes of Boult-aux-Bois, La Croix-aux-Bois, Quatre-Champs, and Toges. The settlement is located near the Aisne river and has an area of 10.46 square kilometers. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as 221 meters, while another source lists it at 111 meters.
The population of Ballay is 289, comprising 148 males and 141 females. The postal code for the area is 08400. Ballay received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918 award. It is part of the canton of Vouziers for electoral purposes.
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Ballay
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Ballay 1.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Entrance to Ballay
- French commune.arrondissement
- Vouziers
- French commune.canton
- Vouziers
- French commune.INSEE
- 08045
- French commune.postal code
- 08400
- French commune.mayor
- Philippe Thirriard
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Argonne Ardennaise
- French commune.elevation m
- 100
- French commune.elevation min m
- 91
- French commune.elevation max m
- 221
- French commune.area km2
- 10.46
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Ballay
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Vouziers
- Population
- 242
- Area
- 10.46
- Elevation
- 145
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Aisne
- Shares border with
- Vouziers
- Image
- Ballay-08-mairie-07.JPG
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- Commons category
- Ballay
- postal code
- 08400
- associated electoral district
- canton of Vouziers
- native label
- Ballay
- male population
- 148
- female population
- 141
- P8168
- Klaus Conrad
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-24-71-83-74
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
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Ballay () is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France.
==Geography== Ballay is located some 35 km east by south-east of Rethel and 3 km north of Vouziers. Access to the commune is by the D977 road from Vouziers which passes through the centre of the commune and the village and continues north to Quatre-Champs. The D19 road from Quatre-Champs to Vandy forms part of the northern border of the commune. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Claire-Fontaine, Landèves, and La Noue Adam. The commune is mostly forested in the east and west with farmland down the centre.
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