Ballan-Miré

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Ballan-Miré
Ballan-Miré coat of arms
Ballan-Miré (France)
Ballan-Miré
region Center-Val de Loire
Department Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement Tours
Canton Ballan-Miré (main town)
Community association Tours Métropole Val de Loire
Coordinates 47 ° 21 '  N , 0 ° 37'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 21 '  N , 0 ° 37'  E
height 43-99 m
surface 26.16 km 2
Residents 7,975 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 305 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 37510
INSEE code

Ballan-Miré is a French municipality with 7975 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Indre-et-Loire in the region of Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Tours and is the capital of the canton Ballan-Miré .

history

The municipality of Ballan-Miré was created in 1818 by merging the towns of Ballan and Miré.

Population development

  • 1962: 1,514
  • 1968: 2,618
  • 1975: 3.739
  • 1982: 4,491
  • 1990: 5.937
  • 1999: 7,059
  • 2007: 7,064

Attractions

  • Château de La Carte, built for Jacques de Beaune , Seigneur de Ballan, at the end of the 15th / beginning of the 16th century .
  • Château de Rochefuret, 17th century, Monument historique .
  • Commanderie of the Templars , later the Johanniter .
  • The Grand Moulin of 1520 (Monument historique)

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Indre-et-Loire. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-115-5 , pp. 157-173.

Web links

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