Ballon, Sarthe

Part of Ballon-Saint-Mars in Pays de la Loire, France

Coat of arms

Location of Ballon

48°10′36″N 0°14′09″E / 48.1767°N 0.2358°E / 48.1767; 0.2358CountryFranceRegionPays de la LoireDepartmentSartheArrondissementLe MansCantonBonnétableCommuneBallon-Saint-Mars Area

13.41 km² (5.18 sq mi)Population

(2018)^[1]

1,379 • Density100/km² (270/sq mi)Demonym(s)Ballonnais, BallonnaiseTime 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]