Ballons

Ballons
Commune
The church in Ballons
Location of Ballons
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Coordinates: 44°15′22″N 5°38′41″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Nyons
Canton	Nyons et Baronnies
Intercommunality	Baronnies en Drôme Provençale
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Lionel Fougeras[1]
Area ^1	17.23 km^2 (6.65 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	90
• Density	5.2/km^2 (14/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26022 /26560
Elevation	674–1,390 m (2,211–4,560 ft) (avg. 752.3 m or 2,468 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ballons (French pronunciation: [balɔ̃]; Occitan: Balon) is a commune in the department of Drôme in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	49	—
1975	53	+1.13%
1982	44	−2.62%
1990	46	+0.56%
1999	66	+4.09%
2009	83	+2.32%
2014	82	−0.24%
2020	91	+1.75%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Drôme department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE