Ballon () is a
commune in the
Charente-Maritime
Charente-Maritime (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Chérente-Marine''; ) is a Departments of France, department in the French Regions of France, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, on the country's west coast. Named after the river Charente (river), Charen ...
department,
region
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of
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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, southwestern
France
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.
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.
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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''.[
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Neighbouring communes and villages
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Administration
List of Successive Mayors
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Ballonais'' or ''Ballonaises'' in French.
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[Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Commune de Ballon (17032)]
/ref>Évolution et structure de la population en 2017: Département de la Charente-Maritime (17)
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See also
* Communes of the Charente-Maritime department
References
External links
Ballon on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Ballon'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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Communes of Charente-Maritime