Balleroy

A street in Balleroy

Coat of arms

Balleroy

Location within Normandy region

Balleroy

Coordinates: 49°10′53″N 0°50′13″W / 49.1814°N 0.8369°WCoordinates: 49°10′53″N 0°50′13″W / 49.1814°N 0.8369°W

Country

Balleroy Le Molay-Littry

Government

• Mayor (2014–2020)

Gilbert Montaigne

Area¹

4.23 km² (1.63 sq mi)

Population (2010)²

901

• Density

210/km² (550/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

INSEE/Postal code

14035 / 14490

Elevation

49–131 m (161–430 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 ft)

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.

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

Balleroy ( French pronunciation ) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Balleroy-sur-Drôme.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Biardais or Biardaises and Billards or Billardes.

Balleroy is located some 16 km south-west of Bayeux and 21 km north-east of Saint-Lô. Access to the commune is by the D13 road from Cerisy-la-Forêt in the west which passes through the village and continues east to Lingèvres. The D28 road goes south from the village to Planquery. The commune is mainly farmland with the Château de Balleroy grounds just west of the village occupying a substantial land area.

The river Drôme forms the western and north-western borders of the commune as it flows north-east to eventually join the ocean at Port-en-Bessin-Huppain. The Ruisseau de la Commune flows from the west to join the Drome in the commune. The Vesbire forms the south-eastern border of the commune as it flows south-west to join the Drôme.

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