Biard (French pronunciation: [bjaʁ]) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France, in the Boivre valley.
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| Coordinates: 46°34′42″N 0°18′22″E / 46.5783°N 0.306°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Poitiers |
| Canton | Poitiers-1 |
| Intercommunality | CU Grand Poitiers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilles Morisseau[1] |
Area 1 | 7.47 km2 (2.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,884 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/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 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.
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See also
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edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Commune de Biard". Archived from the original on 2012-01-10. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Biard, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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