Biard

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Biard
Biard
Coordinates: 46°34′42″N 0°18′22″E / 46.5783°N 0.306°E / 46.5783; 0.306Coordinates: 46°34′42″N 0°18′22″E / 46.5783°N 0.306°E / 46.5783; 0.306
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Vienne
Arrondissement Poitiers
Canton Poitiers 6
Intercommunality Poitiers
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Anthony Sirot
Area
  Land1 7.47 km2 (2.88 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Population2 1,627
  Population2 Density 220/km2 (560/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 86027 / 86580
Elevation 75–136 m (246–446 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Biard is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France, in the Boivre valley.

A suburb of Poitiers, Biard gives its name to the Poitiers-Biard Airport, located 2 km west of the city.

Local facilities [1] include a primary school, municipal stadium and the Stade Marcel Guérin, operated by the SNCF for railway workers.

Population

Historical population of Biard
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Population179319618001391806167182118311836184118461851615185667018617011866689187262918766481881699188676218911 05318967421901805190680619118361921848192694019311 003193699719461 22419541 28719621 03319681 12119751 17319821 24419901 26419991 50120061 54920071 585[2]

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