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Ballon
Nouvelle-Aquitainevillage
Total population
821
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Set in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Ballon is recorded in open geodata as a small village. The settlement sits at 46.057°, -0.952°, a temperate location in the northern hemisphere. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 821. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. It is grouped under the 75 province in national statistics. The location receives about 1,350 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 53% of daylight hours. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,053
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves2,037
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,033
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,909
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,683
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,557
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,537
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,451
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.9 — 2023-06-172 km WSW of Marans, France
- M 4.8 — 2023-06-165 km WNW of Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon, France
- M 4.5 — 2019-03-205 km NNE of Montendre, France
- M 4.1 — 2018-02-123 km SSE of La Meilleraie-Tillay, France
- M 3.9 — 2016-04-286 km WSW of Châtelaillon-Plage, France
- M 3.9 — 2013-03-060 km E of Ars-en-Ré, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Forges4.3 mi away · pop. 1,328
- Croix-Chapeau4.5 mi away · pop. 1,337
- Muron6.1 mi away · pop. 1,359
- Péré6.9 mi away · pop. 371
- Rochefort8.3 mi away · pop. 23,092
- Fontpatour8.5 mi away · pop. 250
- Puyravault8.5 mi away · pop. 705
- Bouhet8.7 mi away · pop. 916
- Lussant9.1 mi away · pop. 1,025
- Soubise9.4 mi away · pop. 3,641
- Vouhé9.6 mi away · pop. 641
- Cabariot10.1 mi away · pop. 1,445
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 17032
- Department
- 17
- Region
- 75
- Population (Wikidata)
- 828
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr