Balade, New Caledonia

Balade
Village
Balade
Location in New Caledonia
Coordinates: 20°18′34″S 164°30′00″E / 20.30933°S 164.499969°E / -20.30933; 164.499969
CountryFrance
Overseas TerritoryNew Caledonia

Balade, also written Balaide, is a village located in the north of New Caledonia. It was the site of the establishment of a Catholic mission in 1843, and the location of the first Catholic church on the island, which still exists to this day.

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