Ballon | |
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Coordinates: 48°10′36″N 0°14′09″E / 48.1767°N 0.2358°ECoordinates: 48°10′36″N 0°14′09″E / 48.1767°N 0.2358°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Sarthe |
Arrondissement | Le Mans |
Canton | Bonnétable |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes des Portes du Maine |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Maurice Vavasseur |
Area1 | 13.41 km2 (5.18 sq mi) |
Population (2006 )2 | 1,307 |
• Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 72023 /72290 |
Elevation | 53–106 m (174–348 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.
Ballon is a former commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Ballon-Saint-Mars.