Biard

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Biard
Biard

Coordinates: 46°34′42″N 0°18′22″E / 46.5783°N 0.306°ECoordinates: 46°34′42″N 0°18′22″E / 46.5783°N 0.306°E
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Vienne
Arrondissement Poitiers
Canton Poitiers 6
Intercommunality Poitiers
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Anthony Sirot
Area1 7.47 km2 (2.88 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,627
 • 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
Year179318001806185118561861186618721876188118861891189619011906191119211926193119361946195419621968197519821990199920062007
Population1961391676156707016896296486997621 0537428058068368489401 0039971 2241 2871 0331 1211 1731 2441 2641 5011 5491 585[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ville-biard.fr/accueil_mairie/salles.asp
  2. ↑ "Recensement de la population au 1er janvier 2007". Insee. Retrieved 8 January 2010.

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