Balan, Ardennes

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Balan
Commune
War memorial and town hall
War memorial and town hall
Coat of arms of Balan
Coat of arms
Location of Balan
Balan is located in France
Balan
Balan
Coordinates: 49°41′23″N 4°57′40″E / 49.6897°N 4.9611°E / 49.6897; 4.9611Coordinates: 49°41′23″N 4°57′40″E / 49.6897°N 4.9611°E / 49.6897; 4.9611
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentArdennes
ArrondissementSedan
CantonSedan-3
IntercommunalityCA Ardenne Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alban Collinet
Area
1
4.65 km2 (1.80 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
1,623
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
08043 /08200
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Balan (French pronunciation: ​[balɑ̃]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Balanais or Balanaises.[2]

The commune has been awarded three flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.[3]

Geography[]

Balan is located just east of Sedan and north-east of Bazeilles. Access to the commune is by the D8043A road from Sedan which continues south-east to Bazeilles. The D17 also passes through the town and continues east to Rubécourt-et-Lamécourt. The Route nationale N43 (E46) highway passes through the commune with the nearest exit being Exit Sinnbild Autobahnausfahrt.svg 3  just south-east of the commune. Much of the central area of the commune is urban with the northern part farmland and some forest.[4]

The Meuse river forms the south-western border of the commune as it flows north through Sedan.

Neighbouring communes and villages[]

History[]

From 1560 to 1642 Balan was part of the Principality of Sedan.

Heraldry[]

Arms of Balan
 Blazon:

Party per pale, first Azure a chevron of Or; second Argent, a fess of Gules charged with a mullet of Or between 2 martlets of Sable.



Administration[]

List of Successive Mayors[5]

Mayors from the 16th century to 1935
Mayors from 1995
From To Name
1995 2020 André Drouard
2020 current Alban Collinet

Demography[]

In 2017 the commune had 1,618 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 632—    
1800 646+0.31%
1806 662+0.41%
1821 811+1.36%
1831 1,068+2.79%
1836 1,196+2.29%
1841 1,115−1.39%
1846 1,245+2.23%
1851 1,274+0.46%
1866 1,510+1.14%
1872 1,545+0.38%
1876 1,736+2.96%
1881 1,676−0.70%
1886 1,693+0.20%
1891 1,606−1.05%
1896 1,496−1.41%
1901 1,458−0.51%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 1,432−0.36%
1911 1,400−0.45%
1921 1,299−0.75%
1926 1,335+0.55%
1931 1,351+0.24%
1936 1,410+0.86%
1946 1,214−1.49%
1954 1,344+1.28%
1962 1,518+1.53%
1968 1,461−0.64%
1975 1,419−0.42%
1982 1,376−0.44%
1990 1,568+1.65%
1999 1,612+0.31%
2007 1,653+0.31%
2012 1,591−0.76%
2017 1,618+0.34%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7]

Culture and heritage[]

The Bonhomme Spinning Mill

Civil heritage[]

The commune has several buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:

  • The Bonhomme Spinning Mill (Now a Community Hall) (19th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg[8]
  • The Godchaux Weaving Mill (Now a Warehouse) (20th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg[9]
  • The Stackler Textile Works (Now a Business incubator) (19th century)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg[10]
  • The Bazaille Chard Plant (1906)Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg[11]

Notable people linked to the commune[]

  • Jean-Baptiste Herbin-Dessaux (1765-1832): French General of the Revolution and the Empire, died at Balan.
  • Élisabeth Lion (1904-1988), French aviator, born at Balan.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ Inhabitants of Aredennes (in French)
  3. ^ Balan, Ardennes in the Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom Archived December 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  4. ^ Google Maps
  5. ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  6. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Balan, EHESS. (in French)
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA08000321 Bonhomme Spinning Mill (in French)
  9. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA08000322 Godchaux Weaving Mill (in French)
  10. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA08000323 Stackler Textile Works (in French)
  11. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA08000324 Bazaille Chard Plant (in French)

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