Ballon | |
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The village of 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 (2020–2026) | Emmanuel Jobin[1] |
Area 1 | 12.18 km2 (4.70 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | 823 |
• Density | 68/km2 (180/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.