Balleroy

Balleroy
Chateau of Balleroy
Balleroy
Location within Lower Normandy region  Balleroy
Administration
Country	France
Region	Lower Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Bayeux
Canton	Balleroy
Intercommunality	Balleroy Le Molay-Littry
Mayor	Denis Legrand (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	49–131 m (161–430 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft)
Land area1	4.23 km2 (1.63 sq mi)
Population2	770  (2008)
- Density	182 /km2 (470 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	14035/ 14490
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Balleroy is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.

Population

Historical population of Balleroy

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
Population	829	757	712	720	613	786	770

Its inhabitants are called Biardais.

Administration

Balleroy is part of the Communauté de communes Intercom Balleroy Le Molay-Littry, which includes 22 communes and has its seat in Le Molay-Littry.

Balleroy is the capital of the canton of Balleroy, which is made up of 22 communes.

Hot air balloons

Each year a gathering of hot air balloon took place at the Chateau de Balleroy, the work of François Mansart. This gathering took place for the last time in 1999, when Malcolm Forbes, the chateau's owner, would have celebrated his 80th birthday.

Twin cities and towns

Source : Conseil général du Calvados. (in French)

• Shebbear, Devon, England, the UK
• Kiev, Ukraine
• Ribe, Municipality of Esbjerg, Denmark
• Tirana, Albania
• Vilnius, Lithuania
• Fo, Burkina Faso

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

References

• INSEE