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Part of Ornacieux-Balbins in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Balbins (French pronunciation: [balbɛ̃]) is a former commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Ornacieux-Balbins.[2]
Balbins | |
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Part of Ornacieux-Balbins | |
Coordinates: 45°23′40″N 5°13′00″E | |
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 (2019)[1] | 454 |
• 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 is located some 40 km north-west of Grenoble just west of La 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 to Penol. 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 of Ornacieux.[3]
From | To | Name |
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2008 | 2019 | Anne Marie Amice |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Balbinois or Balbinoises in French.[5]
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Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7] |
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