Ballon, Sarthe

Ballon
Ballon

Coordinates: 48°10′36″N 0°14′09″E / 48.1767°N 0.2358°ECoordinates: 48°10′36″N 0°14′09″E / 48.1767°N 0.2358°E
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Sarthe
Arrondissement Le Mans
Canton Ballon (chef-lieu)
Intercommunality Communauté de communes des Portes du Maine
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Maurice Vavasseur
Area1 13.41 km2 (5.18 sq mi)
Population (2006 [1])2 1,307
  Density 97/km2 (250/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 72023 / 72290
Elevation 53–106 m (174–348 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Ballon is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.

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References

  1. http://www.insee.fr/fr/ppp/bases-de-donnees/recensement/populations-legales/departement.asp?dep=72#dep_B Populations légales 2006 publiées par l’INSEE le 1er janvier 2009
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