Ballots

Ballots
region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Mayenne
Arrondissement	Château-Gontier
Canton	Cossé-le-Vivien
Community association	Pays de Craon
Coordinates	47 ° 54 ′  N , 1 ° 3 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 54 ′  N , 1 ° 3 ′  W
height	48-93 m
surface	36.01 km 2
Residents	1,281 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	36 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	53350
INSEE code	53018
Website	www.ballots.fr

Ballots is a commune with 1,281 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Mayenne in the region Pays de la Loire . The municipality belongs to the canton of Cossé-le-Vivien (until 2015: canton of Saint-Aignan-sur-Roë ) in the arrondissement of Château-Gontier . Residents of the municipality arecalled Balloçais .

geography

Ballots is about 27 kilometers southwest of Laval . In the south, the Usure limits the community. Ballots is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Laubrières in the north, Méral in the north and northeast, Livre-la-Touche in the east, La Selle-Craonnaise in the south, Saint-Michel-de-la-Roë in the west and southwest, La Roë in the west, Fontaine-Couverte in the west and north-west and Gastines in the north-west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	1,315	1,242	1,129	1,092	1,049	1,036	1,211	1,264
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint Martin Church

• 19th century Saint Martin church
• Les Bonshommes priory

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Mayenne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-135-X , pp. 827-828.

Web links

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