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Ballon-Saint Mars

Coordinates: 48°10′34″N 0°14′02″E / 48.176°N 0.234°E / 48.176; 0.234
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Ballon-Saint Mars
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Ballon-Saint Mars is located in France
Ballon-Saint Mars
Ballon-Saint Mars
Ballon-Saint Mars is located in Pays de la Loire
Ballon-Saint Mars
Ballon-Saint Mars
Coordinates: 48°10′34″N 0°14′02″E / 48.176°N 0.234°E / 48.176; 0.234
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentSarthe
ArrondissementLe Mans
CantonBonnétable
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Maurice Vavasseur[1]
Area
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31.61 km2 (12.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,266
 • Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
72023 /72290
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ballon-Saint Mars (French pronunciation: [balɔ̃ sɛ̃ maʁ]) is a commune in the department of Sarthe, western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Ballon and Saint-Mars-sous-Ballon.[3]

History

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The creation of the new commune of «Ballon-Saint Mars» was decided by a vote of the municipal councils of the communes of Ballon and Saint-Mars-sous-Ballon on 25 June 2015, after several months of negotiations.[4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,903—    
1975 1,911+0.06%
1982 1,865−0.35%
1990 1,817−0.33%
1999 2,004+1.09%
2007 2,127+0.75%
2012 2,163+0.34%
2017 2,230+0.61%
Source: INSEE[5]

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 7 August 2015 (in French)
  4. ^ "Ballon et Saint-Mars se disent "oui"". Ouest France (in French). June 25, 2015.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE