Balham | |
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_L%2527Aisne.jpg) TheAisne at Balham | |
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 Location of Balham | |
  Balham  Balham | |
| Coordinates:49°29′34″N4°09′40″E / 49.4928°N 4.1611°E /49.4928; 4.1611 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Rethel |
| Canton | Château-Porcien |
| Intercommunality | Pays Rethélois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jean Durand[1] |
Area 1 | 1.77 km2 (0.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 150 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08044 /08190 |
| Elevation | 71 m (233 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Balham is acommune in theArdennesdepartment in theGrand Est region of northernFrance.
The commune has been awardedone flower by theNational Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in theCompetition of cities and villages in Bloom.[3]
Balham is located some 12 km (7.5 mi) west by south-west ofRethel and 3 km (1.9 mi) north-east ofAsfeld. Access to the commune is by the D926 road fromGomont in the north-east which passes through the village and continues south-west toAsfeld. The commune is mixed forest and farmland.[4]
TheAisne river passes through the centre of the commune flowing from north-east to south-west on its way to join theOise atCompiègne. The parallelCanal des Ardennes passes through the southern tip of the commune.[4]
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The nameBalham comes from the name of a personBallo +Heim. It wasBalaan around 1172 andBalehan in 1211–1212.
| Blazon: Azure, a chevron of Or between three acorns the same, in chief also Or charged with two mullets of Gules. |
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| From | To | Name |
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| 1995 | 2008 | Jean-Pierre Moraux |
| 2008 | 2020 | Vincent Roland |
| 2020 | current | Jean Durand |
The inhabitants of the commune are known asBalhamais orBalhamaises in French.[6]
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is registered as an historical monument.[9]
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