Balan, Ardennes
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Location within Grand Est region
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| Coordinates: 49°41′23″N 4°57′40″E / 49.6897°N 4.9611°ECoordinates: 49°41′23″N 4°57′40″E / 49.6897°N 4.9611°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Ardennes | |
| Arrondissement | Sedan | |
| Canton | Sedan-3 | |
| Intercommunality | Charleville-Mézières / Sedan | |
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| • Mayor (1995–2020) | André Drouard | |
| Area1 | 4.65 km2 (1.80 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010)2 | 1,616 | |
| • Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08043 /08200 | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Balan is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Balanais or Balanaises.
The commune has been awarded three flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.
Balan is located just east of Sedan and north-east of Bazeilles. Access to the commune is by the D8043A road from Sedan which continues south-east to Bazeilles. The D17 also passes through the town and continues east to Rubécourt-et-Lamécourt. The Route nationale N43 (E46) highway passes through the commune with the nearest exit being Exit 
3 just south-east of the commune. Much of the central area of the commune is urban with the northern part farmland and some forest.
The Meuse river forms the south-western border of the commune as it flows north through Sedan.
From 1560 to 1642 Balan was part of the Principality of Sedan.
Party per pale, first Azure a chevron of Or; second Argent, a fess of Gules charged with a mullet of Or between 2 martlets of Sable.
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