Ballon, Sarthe

Ballon
Coat of arms of Ballon
Location of Ballon
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Ballon is located in France
Ballon
Ballon
Ballon is located in Pays de la Loire
Ballon
Ballon
Coordinates: 48°10′36″N 0°14′09″E / 48.1767°N 0.2358°E / 48.1767; 0.2358
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentSarthe
ArrondissementLe Mans
CantonBonnétable
CommuneBallon-Saint-Mars
Area
1
13.41 km2 (5.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
1,379
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Ballonnais, Ballonnaise
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
72290
Elevation53–106 m (174–348 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ballon (French pronunciation: [balɔ̃] ) is a former commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Ballon-Saint-Mars.[2]