Biard

Biard 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
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Coordinates: 46°34′42″N 0°18′22″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Vienne
Arrondissement	Poitiers
Canton	Poitiers-1
Intercommunality	CU Grand Poitiers
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Anthony Sirot
Area ^1	7.47 km^2 (2.88 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,751
• Density	230/km^2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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 km^2 (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 [2] include a primary school, municipal stadium and the Stade Marcel Guérin, operated by the SNCF for railway workers.

Population

Historical population of Biard

Year	1793	1800	1806	1851	1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2007
Population	196	139	167	615	670	701	689	629	648	699	762	1 053	742	805	806	836	848	940	1 003	997	1 224	1 287	1 033	1 121	1 173	1 244	1 264	1 501	1 549	1 585[3]

See also

• Communes of the Vienne department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-10. Retrieved 2011-12-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. "Recensement de la population au 1er janvier 2007". Insee. Retrieved 8 January 2010.

External links

• Grottes de Biard