Ballon, Charente-Maritime

Ballon
Commune
The village of Ballon
The village of Ballon
Location of Ballon
Map
Ballon is located in France
Ballon
Ballon
Ballon is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Ballon
Ballon
Coordinates: 46°03′28″N 0°57′04″W / 46.0578°N 0.9511°W / 46.0578; -0.9511
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementRochefort
CantonSurgères
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Emmanuel Jobin[1]
Area
1
12.18 km2 (4.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
821
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17032 /17290
Elevation0–47 m (0–154 ft)
(avg. 12 m or 39 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

[3]

Administration

The Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors[4]

From To Name
2001 2014 Noël Gaynet
2014 2020 Emmanuel Devaud
2020 2026 Emmanuel Jobin

Demography

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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 638—    
1800 581−1.33%
1806 572−0.26%
1821 700+1.36%
1831 669−0.45%
1836 674+0.15%
1841 658−0.48%
1846 627−0.96%
1851 628+0.03%
1856 659+0.97%
1861 659+0.00%
1866 657−0.06%
1872 596−1.61%
1876 663+2.70%
1881 647−0.49%
1886 610−1.17%
1891 581−0.97%
1896 534−1.67%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 481−2.07%
1906 487+0.25%
1911 479−0.33%
1921 453−0.56%
1926 417−1.64%
1931 396−1.03%
1936 370−1.35%
1946 322−1.38%
1954 349+1.01%
1962 366+0.60%
1968 345−0.98%
1975 378+1.31%
1982 432+1.93%
1990 482+1.38%
1999 526+0.98%
2007 647+2.62%
2012 768+3.49%
2017 795+0.69%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7]
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

Ballon Charente-Maritime
Age Range Men Women Men Women
0 to 14 Years 24.0 22.9 16.3 14.3
15 to 29 Years 11.6 13.0 15.4 13.1
30 to 44 Years 27.9 24.3 16.7 16.1
45 to 59 Years 18.0 18.3 20.2 19.9
60 to 74 Years 14.5 15.3 21.1 22.0
75 to 89 Years 4.1 5.2 9.4 12.3
90 Years+ 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.4

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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