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Ballon
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Ballon is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. It is situated in the Arrondissement of Rochefort and the canton of Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis. The municipality shares borders with Breuil-Magné, Ciré-d'Aunis, Thairé, and Le Thou. Its official name is Ballon, and it has an elevation of 47 meters above sea level.
The area of the commune is 12.18 square kilometers. Population records vary, with one source listing 828 residents, comprising 401 males and 394 females, while another lists a population of 562. The postal code for the area is 17290. Ballon is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Surgères.
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- Locality
- Ballon
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 562
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Department
- Charente-Maritime
- Arrondissement
- Rochefort
- Canton
- Surgères
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Emmanuel Jobin
- Area
- 12.18 km (4.70 sq mi)
- Density
- 68.0/km (176/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 17032 /17290
- Elevation
- 0–47 m (0–154 ft) , (avg. 12 m or 39 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Ballon
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Arrondissement of Rochefort
- Population
- 828
- Area
- 12.18
- Elevation
- 9
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Yves
- Official website
- www.mairie-ballon.fr
- Image
- 005 Ballon ( 17290 ).JPG
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- postal code
- 17290
- Commons category
- Ballon (Charente-Maritime)
- associated electoral district
- canton of Surgères
- male population
- 401
- female population
- 394
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-46-55-30-31
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Encyclopedic overview
Ballon ( French pronunciation: [balɔ̃] ) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ballon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.