Balham (Ardennes)
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Ardennes | |
Arrondissement | Rethel | |
Canton | Château-Porcien | |
Community association | Pays Rethélois | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 30 ' N , 4 ° 10' E | |
surface | 1.77 km 2 | |
Residents | 152 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 86 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 08190 | |
INSEE code | 08044 | |
Town Hall (Mairie) of Balham |
Balham is a French commune with 152 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region (before 2016 Champagne-Ardenne ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Rethel , the canton of Château-Porcien ( Asfeld until 2015 ) and the Pays Rethélois municipal association . With 1.77 km² it is the smallest municipality in the canton of Château-Porcien and the fourth smallest in the Ardennes department.
geography
The Aisne flows through the municipality. The Ardennes Canal runs along the southern border of the municipality . Balham is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Germainmont in the west and north, Gomont in the northeast, Blanzy-la-Salonnaise in the east, Aire in the south and Asfeld in the southwest.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2015 |
Residents | 131 | 114 | 115 | 95 | 103 | 125 | 136 | 125 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
- Balham cemetery, monument historique since 1926
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry in the Base Mérimée of the Ministry of Culture. Retrieved November 28, 2018 (French).