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Ballans
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Ballans is a commune in France, situated in the Charente-Maritime department within the arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély. It is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region and falls under the canton of Matha. The commune shares borders with Bréville, Sainte-Sévère, Brie-sous-Matha, and Louzignac. Its official postal code is 17160, and it lies at an elevation of 82 meters above sea level.
The area of Ballans is 6.94 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 255 residents (96 male and 101 female) and another citing 233. The local government can be reached via the phone number +33-5-46-26-62-84 or the email [email protected].
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Within Vinony's link graph, Ballans is referenced by 466 other articles, and connects out to France, Lebanon and time zone.
It sits within the topics Communes of Charente-Maritime and Incomplete lists from April 2021.
Its subject is documented across 38 Wikipedia language editions.
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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
- 82
- French commune.area km2
- 6.94
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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
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Siecq
- Image
- Ballans2.JPG
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- Commons category
- Ballans
- postal code
- 17160
- associated electoral district
- canton of Matha
- male population
- 96
- female population
- 101
- P8168
- Amalia Holst
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-46-26-62-84
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ballans” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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