Ballon-Saint-Mars
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  Ballon-Saint-Mars | |
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Location within Pays de la Loire region  Ballon-Saint-Mars | |
| Coordinates: 48°10′34″N 0°14′02″E / 48.176°N 0.234°ECoordinates: 48°10′34″N 0°14′02″E / 48.176°N 0.234°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | Le Mans |
| Canton | Bonnétable |
| Area1 | 31.61 km2 (12.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2013)2 | 2,174 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72023 / 72290 |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Ballon-Saint-Mars 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.[1]
Notable people
- Wynebald de Ballon, Anglo-Norman magnate
- Hamelin de Ballon, Anglo-Norman magnate
References
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 7 August 2015 (French)
See also
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