Ballons (French pronunciation: [balɔ̃]; Occitan: Balon) is a commune in the department of Drôme in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.
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 The church in Ballons | |
Location of Ballons  | |
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| Coordinates: 44°15′22″N 5°38′41″E / 44.256°N 5.6447°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Drôme |
| Arrondissement | Nyons |
| Canton | Nyons et Baronnies |
| Intercommunality | Baronnies en Drôme Provençale |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Lionel Fougeras[1] |
Area 1 | 17.23 km2 (6.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 90 |
| • Density | 5.2/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 26022 /26560 |
| Elevation | 674–1,390 m (2,211–4,560 ft) (avg. 752.3 m or 2,468 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 49 | — |
| 1975 | 53 | +1.13% |
| 1982 | 44 | −2.62% |
| 1990 | 46 | +0.56% |
| 1999 | 66 | +4.09% |
| 2009 | 83 | +2.32% |
| 2014 | 82 | −0.24% |
| 2020 | 91 | +1.75% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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