Ballon, Charente-Maritime

Ballon
Ballon
Commune
	The village of Ballon
	Location of Ballon
	Ballon Ballon
	Coordinates: 46°03′28″N 0°57′04″W / 46.0578°N 0.9511°W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rochefort
Canton	Surgères
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Emmanuel Devaud
Area 1	12.18 km2 (4.70 sq mi)
Population (2021)	821
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17032 /17290
Elevation	0–47 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.

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

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

List of Successive Mayors^[4]

From	To	Name	Party	Position
2001	2014	Noël Gaynet
2014	2020	Emmanuel Devaud

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 740 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger communes that have a sample survey every year.^{[Note 1]}

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Distribution of Age Groups

The population of the town is relatively young. The ratio of persons above the age of 60 years (18.2%) is lower than the national average (21.6%) and the departmental average (28.1%). Unlike national and departmental allocations, the male population of the town is greater than the female population (50.9% against 48.4% nationally and 48.2% at the departmental level).

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Ballon and Charente-Maritime Department in 2010

	Ballon	Ballon	Charente-M	Charente-M
Age Range	Men	Women	Men	Women
0 to 14 Years	22.2	24.4	17.2	15.1
15 to 29 Years	15.0	16.9	16.4	14.3
30 to 44 Years	26.1	21.3	18.4	17.7
45 to 59 Years	19.5	18.8	20.8	20.6
60 to 74 Years	11.6	12.2	17.6	18.2
75 to 89 Years	5.3	5.5	9.1	12.5
90 Years+	0.3	0.8	0.6	1.6

Sources:

Notes and references

Notes

^ At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by Law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" allows, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For communes with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these communes is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Inhabitants of Charente-Maritime (in French)
^ ^a ^b ^c Google Maps
^ List of Mayors of France (in French)

[5] At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by Law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" allows, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For communes with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these communes is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

[popleg2021-1] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[2] Inhabitants of Charente-Maritime (in French)

[Google-3] Google Maps

[4] List of Mayors of France (in French)

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Ballon, Charente-Maritime