Balleroy is a common French, located in the department of the Calvados and the area Basse-Normandie.

Its inhabitants is called the Biardais (be) .

Geography

The village is located at the edge of the forest of Balleroy, at thirteen kilometers of Bayeux and twenty kilometers of Saint-Lo, in the valley of Drome.

History

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

• the Château of Balleroy builds at the 17th century by the architect François Mansart; its gardens with the Frenchwoman are of André Ours for Jean de Choisy, adviser of Louis XIII. It remained in the family of Balleroy until in 1970. The village was built around the castle.

Personalities related to the commune

The castle was bought by the billionaire of the American press, Malcolm Forbes in 1970. The festival of the balloon does not exist any more since June 1999 and was the 19th edition and last demonstration.

Events

Each year takes place a gathering of Montgolfière S with the Château of Balleroy . This gathering took place for the last time in 1998, for the 80 years which Malcolm Forbes would have had.

See too

• Common of the Apple-brandy

External bonds

• Balleroy on the site of the national geographical Institute
• Balleroy on the site of INSEE
• Balleroy on the site of Quid
• Localization of Balleroy on a chart of France and communes bordering
• Plane on Balleroy on Mapquest

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