Ballon, Charente-Maritime
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The village of Ballon | |
Location of Ballon | |
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| 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 (2020–2026) | Emmanuel Jobin |
Area 1 | 12.18 km2 (4.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 828 |
| • Density | 68.0/km2 (176/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 (French pronunciation: [balɔ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.