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Balan (French pronunciation: ​[balɑ̃]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France.

Balan
Commune
War memorial and town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Balan
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Coordinates: 49°41′23″N 4°57′40″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Ardennes
Arrondissement	Sedan
Canton	Sedan-3
Intercommunality	CA Ardenne Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alban Collinet
Area 1	4.65 km2 (1.80 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	1,622
• Density	350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	08043 /08200
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Balanais or Balanaises.[2]

The commune has been awarded three flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.[3]

Geography

Balan is located just east of Sedan and north-east of Bazeilles. Access to the commune is by the D8043A road from Sedan which continues south-east to Bazeilles. The D17 also passes through the town and continues east to Rubécourt-et-Lamécourt. The Route nationale N43 (E46) highway passes through the commune with the nearest exit being Exit  3  just south-east of the commune. Much of the central area of the commune is urban with the northern part farmland and some forest.[4]

The Meuse river forms the south-western border of the commune as it flows north through Sedan.

Neighbouring communes and villages

History

From 1560 to 1642 Balan was part of the Principality of Sedan.

Heraldry

Blazon: Party per pale, first Azure a chevron of Or; second Argent, a fess of Gules charged with a mullet of Or between 2 martlets of Sable.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors[5]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2021)

Mayors from 1995

From	To	Name
1995	2020	André Drouard
2020	current	Alban Collinet

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 1,618 inhabitants.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 632 —     1800 646 +0.31% 1806 662 +0.41% 1821 811 +1.36% 1831 1,068 +2.79% 1836 1,196 +2.29% 1841 1,115 −1.39% 1846 1,245 +2.23% 1851 1,274 +0.46% 1866 1,510 +1.14% 1872 1,545 +0.38% 1876 1,736 +2.96% 1881 1,676 −0.70% 1886 1,693 +0.20% 1891 1,606 −1.05% 1896 1,496 −1.41% 1901 1,458 −0.51%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 1,432 −0.36% 1911 1,400 −0.45% 1921 1,299 −0.75% 1926 1,335 +0.55% 1931 1,351 +0.24% 1936 1,410 +0.86% 1946 1,214 −1.49% 1954 1,344 +1.28% 1962 1,518 +1.53% 1968 1,461 −0.64% 1975 1,419 −0.42% 1982 1,376 −0.44% 1990 1,568 +1.65% 1999 1,612 +0.31% 2007 1,653 +0.31% 2012 1,591 −0.76% 2017 1,618 +0.34%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7]

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has several buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:

• The Bonhomme Spinning Mill (Now a Community Hall) (19th century)[8]
• The Godchaux Weaving Mill (Now a Warehouse) (20th century)[9]
• The Stackler Textile Works (Now a Business incubator) (19th century)[10]
• The Bazaille Chard Plant (1906)[11]

Notable people linked to the commune

• Jean-Baptiste Herbin-Dessaux (1765-1832): French General of the Revolution and the Empire, died at Balan.
• Élisabeth Lion (1904-1988), French aviator, born at Balan.

See also

• Communes of the Ardennes department

References

External links

• Balan on the old National Geographic Institute website (in French)
• Balan on the 1750 Cassini Map

На других языках

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[de] Balan (Ardennes)

Balan ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 1.622 Einwohnern (Stand: 1. Januar 2019) im Département Ardennes in der Région Grand Est (vor 2016: Champagne-Ardenne). Die Gemeinde gehört zum Arrondissement Sedan und zum Kanton Sedan-3. Die Einwohner werden Balanais genannt. Die Münchner Balanstraße ist nach dem Ort benannt.

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- [en] Balan, Ardennes

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[ru] Балан (Восточный Седан)

Бала́н (фр. Balan) — коммуна во Франции, находится в регионе Шампань — Арденны. Департамент коммуны — Арденны. Входит в состав кантона Восточный Седан. Округ коммуны — Седан.

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