Biard

Biard (French pronunciation: [bjaʁ]) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France, in the Boivre valley.

For other uses, see Biard (disambiguation).
Biard
Commune
Location of Biard
Biard is located in France
Biard
Biard
Biard is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Biard
Biard
Coordinates: 46°34′42″N 0°18′22″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentVienne
ArrondissementPoitiers
CantonPoitiers-1
IntercommunalityCU Grand Poitiers
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gilles Morisseau[1]
Area
1
7.47 km2 (2.88 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
1,860
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
86027 /86580
Elevation75–136 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.

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

Local facilities [3] include a primary school, municipal stadium and the Stade Marcel Guérin, operated by the SNCF for railway workers.

Population
Demographic evolution of Biard
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793196—    
1800139−4.79%
1806167+3.11%
1851615+2.94%
1856670+1.73%
1861701+0.91%
1866689−0.34%
1872629−1.51%
1876648+0.75%
1881699+1.53%
1886762+1.74%
18911,053+6.68%
1896742−6.76%
1901805+1.64%
1906806+0.02%
1911836+0.73%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1921848+0.14%
1926940+2.08%
19311,003+1.31%
1936997−0.12%
19461,224+2.07%
19541,287+0.63%
19621,033−2.71%
19681,121+1.37%
19751,173+0.65%
19821,244+0.84%
19901,264+0.20%
19991,501+1.93%
20071,585+0.68%
20121,706+1.48%
20171,751+0.52%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE[5]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. "Commune de Biard". Archived from the original on 2012-01-10. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Biard, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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