Balen

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Balen ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) 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. The total area of Balen is 72.88 km².<ref name="stat">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.