Biron, Charente-Maritime

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Location of Biron
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(2020–2026) Cathia Seguin-Gallot[1]Area
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8.71 km2 (3.36 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
238 • Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
17047 /17800
Elevation15–81 m (49–266 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Biron (French pronunciation: [biʁɔ̃]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. In the late nineteenth century Philippe Delamain, a merchant from Jarnac, excavated a cemetery from the Merovingian period in Biron, part of which is now in the British Museum in London.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 219—    
1975 208−0.73%
1982 190−1.28%
1990 249+3.44%
1999 233−0.74%
2009 239+0.25%
2014 219−1.73%
2020 237+1.33%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ British Museum Collection
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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