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Ballon, Charente-Maritime

Ballon (French pronunciation: [balɔ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.

Geography

Ballon is located some 12 km north of Rochefort and 6 km south of Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis. Access to the commune is by the D111 road from Thairé in the west which passes through the village and continues to Ciré-d'Aunis in the east. The D266 goes south-west from the village then west to join the D110 west of the commune. The commune is entirely farmland.[3]

The Canal de Charras forms the south-eastern border of the commune with the Canal des Roseaux joining it on the southern border and forming part of the south western border. In most of the commune – especially the south – there is an extensive network of canals including the Canal de Ceinture du Marais de Moullepieds and the Canal de Lileau.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

The Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors[4]

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Ballonais or Ballonaises in French.[5]

Entry to Ballon

Distribution of Age Groups

The population of the town is younger than the departmental average.

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Ballon and Charente-Maritime Department in 2017

Source: INSEE[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Google Maps
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. ^ Le nom des habitants du 17 - Charente-Maritime, habitants.fr
  6. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ballon, EHESS (in French).
  7. ^ a b Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune de Ballon (17032)
  8. ^ Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département de la Charente-Maritime (17)

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