Ballon-Saint Mars
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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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]
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 Location of Ballon-Saint Mars | |
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| Coordinates: 48°10′34″N 0°14′02″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | Le Mans |
| Canton | Bonnétable |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Maurice Vavasseur[1] |
Area 1 | 31.61 km2 (12.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,273 |
| • Density | 71.91/km2 (186.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+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. | |
History
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
Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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% |
| 2023 | 2,273 | +0.32% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Notable people
- Wynebald de Ballon, Anglo-Norman magnate
- Hamelin de Ballon, Anglo-Norman magnate
