What is Balan, Ain?
[[File:L'église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Balan (Ain) - 2.JPG|thumb|200px|The Saint-Jean-Baptiste church]] [[File:Blason de la ville de Balan.svg|thumb|90px|Coat of arms]] '''Balan''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]]. It is found in the [[Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes]] [[Regions of France|region]] in the [[Ain]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the east of [[France]]. In 2010, 2,348 people lived in the commune. The [[inhabitant]]s are the ''Balanais''. In the past they were called the ''Balandrins'' The local [[economy]] is mostly based around [[commerce]] and [[industry]]. The most important [[monument]]s in the commune are the Saint-Jean-Baptiste [[church]] and the ''[[Maison Forte de Montherot]]'', a fortified house from the 17th century. Famous people from Balan include [[Jean Reverzy]], a 20th-century [[Medical doctor|doctor]] and [[author]]. {{ain communes}} {{France-geo-stub}} [[Category:Communes in Ain]]