Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 828 residents and lies in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Ballon falls below the line for grades.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ballon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Dolmen dit La Pierre Fouquerée, in Ardillières, 3.3 mi away.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ballon.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8% of residents, close to Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%) and below compared French towns (11%). 22% of residents are children under 15. Typical age in Ballon: 39.9, the median.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Ballon | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
100 jobs are based in Ballon, for 400 working residents (0.2 per worker). 5.7% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Unemployment stood at 9.6%, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Ballon: 28 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €12.43/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and other places to visit in and near Ballon. Best known first.
Nothing in Ballon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Ballon as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballon | 828 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis | 4,677 | 4.1 | B+ | C− | A | B− |
| La Jarrie | 3,458 | 5.4 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Châtelaillon-Plage | 6,653 | 6.4 | B | D | C+ | B+ |
| La Jarne | 2,637 | 7.3 | — | C− | — | B− |
| Fouras | 4,148 | 7.9 | D | D | C | C |
| Rochefort | 23,460 | 8 | D | C | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Ballon is a commune of 828 people in the Communauté de communes Aunis Sud. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.