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Balleroy
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Balleroy () is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Balleroy-sur-Drôme.
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Balleroy is a former commune in the Calvados department of Normandy, France. It served as the capital of the canton of Balleroy and was located within the arrondissement of Bayeux. The area covered 4.23 square kilometers at an elevation of 131 meters above sea level. Balleroy shared borders with La Bazoque, Castillon, Montfiquet, and Planquery.
The commune had a population of 1,457 and used the postal code 14490. It was twinned with Ribe. Balleroy was dissolved on December 31, 2015, and replaced by the new commune of Balleroy-sur-Drôme. Its official name was listed as both Balleroy and Bal-sur-Drôme.
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Place details
- Locality
- Balleroy-sur-Drôme
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 871
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Balleroy
- French commune.image
- Balleroy 05.JPG
- French commune.caption
- A street in Balleroy
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason_ville_fr_Balleroy_(Calvados).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Bayeux
- French commune.canton
- Trévières
- French commune.INSEE
- 14035
- French commune.postal code
- 14490
- French commune.commune
- Balleroy-sur-Drôme
- French commune.elevation m
- 110
- French commune.elevation min m
- 49
- French commune.elevation max m
- 131
- French commune.area km2
- 4.23
- French commune.population
- 900
- French commune.population date
- 2022
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- delegated commune
- Official name
- Bal-sur-Drôme
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Bayeux
- Population
- 969
- Area
- 4.23
- Elevation
- 96
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Balleroy
- Shares border with
- Vaubadon
- Official website
- mairieballeroy.blogspot.fr
- Image
- FranceNormandieBalleroyChateauOuest.jpg
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- Commons category
- Balleroy
- postal code
- 14490
- twinned administrative body
- Ribe
- replaced by
- Balleroy-sur-Drôme
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2015-12-31
- associated electoral district
- canton of Trévières
- P8168
- Geert Wilders
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Heraldry
- Administration
- Twinning
- Demography
- Culture and heritage
- Civil heritage
- Religious heritage
- Activities and events
- Notable people linked to the commune
- See also
- References
- External links
Balleroy () is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Balleroy-sur-Drôme.
==Geography== Balleroy is located some 16 km south-west of Bayeux and 21 km north-east of Saint-Lô. Access to the commune is by the D13 road from Cerisy-la-Forêt in the west which passes through the village and continues east to Lingèvres. The D28 road goes south from the village to Planquery. The commune is mainly farmland with the Château de Balleroy grounds just west of the village occupying a substantial land area.
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