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Balham, Ardennes

Balham, Ardennes
FieldValue
nameBalham
commune statusCommune
imageBalham (Ardennes) L'Aisne.jpg
captionThe Aisne at Balham
image coat of armsBlason Balham.svg
arrondissementRethel
cantonChâteau-Porcien
INSEE08044
postal code08190
mayorJean Durand
term2020–2026
intercommunalityPays Rethélois
coordinates
elevation m71
area km21.77
population
population date
population footnotes

|image coat of arms = Blason Balham.svg

Balham is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France.

The commune has been awarded one flower by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.

Geography

Balham is located some 12 km west by south-west of Rethel and 3 km north-east of Asfeld. Access to the commune is by the D926 road from Gomont in the north-east which passes through the village and continues south-west to Asfeld. The commune is mixed forest and farmland.

The Aisne river passes through the centre of the commune flowing from north-east to south-west on its way to join the Oise at Compiègne. The parallel Canal des Ardennes passes through the southern tip of the commune.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Toponymy

The name Balham comes from the name of a person Ballo + Heim. It was Balaan around 1172 and Balehan in 1211–1212.

Heraldry

Blazon:

Azure, a chevron of Or between three acorns the same, in chief also Or charged with two mullets of Gules.

Administration

The Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors

FromToName
19952008Jean-Pierre Moraux
20082020Vincent Roland
2020currentJean Durand

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Balhamais or Balhamaises in French.

|1793 |259 |1800 |251 |1806 |286 |1821 |314 |1831 |324 |1836 |327 |1841 |310 |1846 |317 |1851 |345 |1866 |320 |1872 |292 |1876 |283 |1881 |283 |1886 |257 |1891 |257 |1896 |238 |1901 |205 |1906 |191 |1911 |201 |1921 |198 |1926 |193 |1931 |160 |1936 |144 |1946 |132 |1954 |151 |1962 |131 |1968 |114 |1975 |115 |1982 |95 |1990 |103 |1999 |125 |2007 |136 |2012 |121 |2017 |152

The War Memorial

Sites and monuments

The Church with the door to the Cemetery
  • The Cemetery (15th century) is registered as an historical monument.
  • The Church of Saint John the Baptist contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
    • A Stained glass window (1536)
    • A Statue: Saint Barbe (15th century)
    • A Statue: Saint Catherine (15th century)

Notable people linked to the commune

  • Edmond Louis Alexis Dubois-Crancé (1747-1814), Revolutionary politician, member of the Committee of Public Order, General of the Republic, Commissioner of the Army and Minister of War (September–November 1799), became Mayor of Balham after 1800.

References

References

  1. (13 September 2022). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises.
  2. [http://www.cnvvf.fr/les_villes_et_village_fleuris-47.html Balham in the Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom] {{webarchive. link. (December 10, 2014 {{in lang). fr
  3. [https://www.google.com/maps/search/Balham,+France/@49.4908269,4.1522835,15z Google Maps]
  4. fr
  5. [https://www.habitants.fr/ardennes-08 Le nom des habitants du 08 - Ardennes], habitants.fr
  6. {{Cassini-Ehess. 2495. Balham
  7. [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-08044#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
  8. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. PA00078339. PA00078339 Cemetery {{in lang. fr
  9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM08000045. PM08000045 {{Palissy. IM08000079. IM08000079 Stained glass window (Bay 0) {{in lang. fr
  10. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM08000047. PM08000047 Statue: Saint Barbe {{in lang. fr{{Camera
  11. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM08000046. PM08000046 Statue: Saint Catherine {{in lang. fr{{Camera
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