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Balen
Municipality
Houses in Balen
Houses in Balen
Flag of Balen
Flag
 Coat of arms of Balen
Coat of arms
Balen is located in Belgium
Balen
Balen
Location in Belgium
Country Belgium
Community Flemish Community
Region Flemish Region
Province Antwerp
Arrondissement Turnhout
Area
 • Total 72.88 km2 (28.14 sq mi)
Population
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Postal codes
2490, 2491
Area codes 014, 011
Website www.balen.be

Balen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbaːlə(n)]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Balen proper and Olmen. In 2021, Balen had a population of 22,853. Total area is 72.88 km2.

Famous Inhabitant

  • Tom Boonen, World Cycling Champion in 2005.
  • Jef Geys, internationally known artist, taught Positive Aesthetics at a children's school in Balen between 1960 and 1989.

Gallery

  • Balen, kerk foto2 2009-08-31 13.38

    Balen, church

  • Openbare bibliotheek Balen

    Library

  • Station Balen - 335263 - onroerenderfgoed

    Balen railway station

  • Hoolstmolen (2)

    Water mill Hoolstmolen

Climate

Climate data for Balen (1991−2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.4
(43.5)		 7.4
(45.3)		 11.3
(52.3)		 15.8
(60.4)		 19.5
(67.1)		 22.3
(72.1)		 24.3
(75.7)		 24.0
(75.2)		 20.4
(68.7)		 15.5
(59.9)		 10.3
(50.5)		 6.8
(44.2)		 15.3
(59.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.4
(38.1)		 3.9
(39.0)		 6.7
(44.1)		 10.0
(50.0)		 13.8
(56.8)		 16.7
(62.1)		 18.8
(65.8)		 18.3
(64.9)		 15.0
(59.0)		 11.1
(52.0)		 6.9
(44.4)		 4.0
(39.2)		 10.7
(51.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.5
(32.9)		 0.3
(32.5)		 2.0
(35.6)		 4.1
(39.4)		 8.2
(46.8)		 11.2
(52.2)		 13.3
(55.9)		 12.5
(54.5)		 9.6
(49.3)		 6.7
(44.1)		 3.5
(38.3)		 1.2
(34.2)		 6.1
(43.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 70.1
(2.76)		 64.6
(2.54)		 57.8
(2.28)		 43.4
(1.71)		 59.4
(2.34)		 75.1
(2.96)		 78.5
(3.09)		 78.8
(3.10)		 62.9
(2.48)		 65.4
(2.57)		 74.1
(2.92)		 88.5
(3.48)		 818.6
(32.23)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 12.9 11.8 11.2 8.7 9.7 10.2 10.6 10.9 9.8 11.0 12.9 14.2 134.0
Mean monthly sunshine hours 60 75 131 184 213 213 219 206 159 115 66 50 1,691
Source: Royal Meteorological Institute
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