Balbins | |
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Part ofOrnacieux-Balbins | |
 The Balbins Cemetery oil painting in 1888 byJohan Barthold Jongkind | |
Location of Balbins  | |
  Balbins  Balbins | |
| Coordinates:45°23′40″N5°13′00″E / 45.3944°N 5.2167°E /45.3944; 5.2167 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Vienne |
| Canton | Bièvre |
| Commune | Ornacieux-Balbins |
Area 1 | 7.26 km2 (2.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 458 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 38260 |
| Elevation | 347–530 m (1,138–1,739 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Balbins (French pronunciation:[balbɛ̃]) is a formercommune in theIsèredepartment in theAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-easternFrance. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new communeOrnacieux-Balbins.[2]
Balbins is located some 40 km north-west ofGrenoble just west ofLa Côte-Saint-André. Access to the commune is by the D73 from La Côte-Saint-André which passes through the commune just south of the village and continues west toPenol. The D518A passes through the east of the commune linking the D71 south of La Côte-Saint-André to the D518 north-west of La Côte-Saint-André. The commune is almost entirely farmland with urban area of the village merging with that ofOrnacieux.[3]
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| From | To | Name |
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| 2008 | 2019 | Anne Marie Amice |
The inhabitants of the commune are known asBalbinois orBalbinoises in French.[5]
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