Balloy
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region | Île-de-France | |
Department | Seine-et-Marne | |
Arrondissement | Provins | |
Canton | Provins | |
Community association | Bassée-Montois | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 24 ' N , 3 ° 9' E | |
height | 50-118 m | |
surface | 13.22 km 2 | |
Residents | 327 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 25 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 77118 | |
INSEE code | 77019 | |
Town Hall ( Mairie ) |
Balloy is a French municipality with 327 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Seine-et-Marne in the region Ile-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Provins and the Canton of Provins . The inhabitants call themselves Balloyeux .
geography
Balloy is surrounded by the six neighboring communities:
Châtenay-sur-Seine | Égligny | Vimpelles |
Gravon | Bazoches-lès-Bray | |
Vinneuf |
history
The area of Balloy has been inhabited since the Neolithic , excavations testify to this. In 1958 a Gallo-Roman burial site was discovered.
Balloy is first documented in the 12th century. The first known landlord is Gilles de Balloy in 1203, whose family ruled until the 15th century.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
Residents | 246 | 197 | 194 | 223 | 298 | 356 | 337 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Balloy
- L'enceinte des Réaudins and La nécropole de Balloy , Neolithic excavations
- Church Saint-Heracle , built in 1863
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , pp. 41-42.
Web links
Commons : Balloy - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Balloy at annuaire-mairie.fr (French)