Biron, Charente-Maritime
Biron 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.[2]
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Location of Biron 
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| Coordinates: 45°34′14″N 0°28′39″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Jonzac |
| Canton | Pons |
| Intercommunality | Région de Pons |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Francis Boucheron |
| Area 1 | 8.71 km2 (3.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 230 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17047 /17800 |
| Elevation | 15–81 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1793 | 399 | — |
| 1800 | 427 | +7.0% |
| 1806 | 407 | −4.7% |
| 1821 | 434 | +6.6% |
| 1831 | 477 | +9.9% |
| 1836 | 471 | −1.3% |
| 1841 | 427 | −9.3% |
| 1846 | 462 | +8.2% |
| 1851 | 451 | −2.4% |
| 1856 | 451 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 461 | +2.2% |
| 1866 | 447 | −3.0% |
| 1872 | 415 | −7.2% |
| 1876 | 409 | −1.4% |
| 1881 | 356 | −13.0% |
| 1886 | 357 | +0.3% |
| 1891 | 321 | −10.1% |
| 1896 | 334 | +4.0% |
| 1901 | 297 | −11.1% |
| 1906 | 293 | −1.3% |
| 1911 | 318 | +8.5% |
| 1921 | 274 | −13.8% |
| 1926 | 289 | +5.5% |
| 1931 | 275 | −4.8% |
| 1936 | 269 | −2.2% |
| 1946 | 231 | −14.1% |
| 1954 | 206 | −10.8% |
| 1962 | 225 | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 219 | −2.7% |
| 1975 | 208 | −5.0% |
| 1982 | 190 | −8.7% |
| 1990 | 249 | +31.1% |
| 1999 | 234 | −6.0% |
| 2008 | 234 | +0.0% |
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References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- British Museum Collection
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