Balham (Ardennes)

Balham
region	Grand Est
Department	Ardennes
Arrondissement	Rethel
Canton	Château-Porcien
Community association	Pays Rethélois
Coordinates	49 ° 30 '  N , 4 ° 10'  E 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

Ardennes Canal at Balham

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 with cemetery portal

• Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
• Balham cemetery, monument historique since 1926

Web links

Commons : Balham  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Entry in the Base Mérimée of the Ministry of Culture. Retrieved November 28, 2018 (French).