Balloon Saint Mars

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Balloon Saint Mars
Ballon-Saint Mars (France)
Balloon Saint Mars
region Pays de la Loire
Department Sarthe
Arrondissement Le Mans
Canton Bonnétable
Community association Maine Coeur de Sarthe
Coordinates 48 ° 11 '  N , 0 ° 14'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 11 '  N , 0 ° 14'  E
height 53-130 m
surface 31.61 km 2
Residents 2,230 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 71 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 72290
INSEE code

Balloon Saint Mars is a French commune in the department of Sarthe in the region Pays de la Loire . The municipality is located in the Arrondissement of Le Mans and in the canton of Bonnétable .

On January 1, 2016, Ballon-Saint Mars was formed as Commune nouvelle from the municipalities of Ballon and Saint-Mars-sous-Ballon .

geography

Ballon-Saint Mars is located about 17 kilometers north of Le Mans . Ballon-Saint Mars is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Lucé-sous-Ballon and Congé-sur-Orne in the north, Mézières-sur-Ponthouin in the east and northeast, Courcemont in the east, Beaufay in the southeast, Courcebœufs and Souligné-sous-Ballon in the south , Montbizot in the southwest and Teillé in the west.

structure

District former
INSEE code
Area (km²) Population (2016)
Balloon (administrative headquarters)00 72023 13.41 1,356
Saint-Mars-sous-balloon 72301 18.20 .0855

Attractions

balloon

  • Ballon Castle (11th and 14th centuries, Monument historique )
  • Saint-Georges church
  • Pavillon de Lansac (hospice, 1735)

Saint-Mars-sous-balloon

  • Saint-Médard church from the 13th century
  • Thouars Mill
  • Thouars Castle from the 13th century

Community partnerships

Ballon previously maintained a partnership with the British community of Billinghay in Lincolnshire (England).

Web links

Commons : Ballon-Saint Mars  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Population figures retrospectively from January 1, 2016