Biron, Charente-Maritime

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]

Biron
The church in Biron
The church in Biron
Location of Biron
Biron is located in France
Biron
Biron
Biron is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Biron
Biron
Coordinates: 45°34′14″N 0°28′39″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementJonzac
CantonPons
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Cathia Seguin-Gallot[1]
Area
1
8.71 km2 (3.36 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
237
  Density27/km2 (70/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.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793399    
1800427+7.0%
1806407−4.7%
1821434+6.6%
1831477+9.9%
1836471−1.3%
1841427−9.3%
1846462+8.2%
1851451−2.4%
1856451+0.0%
1861461+2.2%
1866447−3.0%
1872415−7.2%
1876409−1.4%
1881356−13.0%
1886357+0.3%
1891321−10.1%
1896334+4.0%
YearPop.±%
1901297−11.1%
1906293−1.3%
1911318+8.5%
1921274−13.8%
1926289+5.5%
1931275−4.8%
1936269−2.2%
1946231−14.1%
1954206−10.8%
1962225+9.2%
1968219−2.7%
1975208−5.0%
1982190−8.7%
1990249+31.1%
1999234−6.0%
2008234+0.0%
2017230−1.7%

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 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. British Museum Collection


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