Ballon, Charente-Maritime

Ballon is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

Ballon
Commune
The village of Ballon
Location of Ballon
Ballon
Ballon
Coordinates: 46°03′28″N 0°57′04″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementRochefort
CantonSurgères
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Emmanuel Devaud
Area
1
12.18 km2 (4.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
795
 • Density65/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.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Ballonais or Ballonaises.[2]

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]

FromToNamePartyPosition
20012014Noël Gaynet
20142020Emmanuel Devaud

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 795 inhabitants.

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[5] and INSEE[6]
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

BallonCharente-Maritime
Age RangeMenWomenMenWomen
0 to 14 Years24.022.916.314.3
15 to 29 Years11.613.015.413.1
30 to 44 Years27.924.316.716.1
45 to 59 Years18.018.320.219.9
60 to 74 Years14.515.321.122.0
75 to 89 Years4.15.29.412.3
90 Years+0.01.01.02.4

Source: INSEE[7][8]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Inhabitants of Charente-Maritime (in French)
  3. Google Maps
  4. List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ballon, EHESS. (in French)
  6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. 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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