| Commune status | Commune |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 46.5783°N 0.306°E |
| Arrondissement | Poitiers |
| Canton | Poitiers-1 |
| Mayor | Gilles Morisseau[1] |
| Term | 2020–2026 |
| Intercommunality | CU Grand Poitiers |
| Elevation min m | 75 |
| Elevation max m | 136 |
| Elevation m | 100 |
| Area km 2 | 7.47 |
| Insee | 86027 |
| Postal code | 86580 |
Biard (bjaʁ) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France, in the Boivre valley.
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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 196 | — |
| 1800 | 139 | −29.1% |
| 1806 | 167 | +20.1% |
| 1851 | 615 | +268.3% |
| 1856 | 670 | +8.9% |
| 1861 | 701 | +4.6% |
| 1866 | 689 | −1.7% |
| 1872 | 629 | −8.7% |
| 1876 | 648 | +3.0% |
| 1881 | 699 | +7.9% |
| 1886 | 762 | +9.0% |
| 1891 | 1,053 | +38.2% |
| 1896 | 742 | −29.5% |
| 1901 | 805 | +8.5% |
| 1906 | 806 | +0.1% |
| 1911 | 836 | +3.7% |
| 1921 | 848 | +1.4% |
| 1926 | 940 | +10.8% |
| 1931 | 1,003 | +6.7% |
| 1936 | 997 | −0.6% |
| 1946 | 1,224 | +22.8% |
| 1954 | 1,287 | +5.1% |
| 1962 | 1,033 | −19.7% |
| 1968 | 1,121 | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 1,173 | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 1,244 | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 1,264 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1,501 | +18.8% |
| 2007 | 1,585 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 1,706 | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 1,751 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 1,910 | +9.1% |
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Commune de Biard". Archived from the original on 2012-01-10. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
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- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE