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Biron
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Biron is a commune in France, situated within the Charente-Maritime department and the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is located in the arrondissement of Jonzac and the arrondissement of Saintes, and falls under the canton of Pons. The municipality shares borders with Avy, Bougneau, Chadenac, and Échebrune. Its postal code is 17800, and it stands at an elevation of 81 meters above sea level.
The area of Biron is 8.71 square kilometers. Population figures vary slightly by source, with one listing 249 residents, split evenly between 115 males and 115 females, while another records a population of 252. The official name of the locality is Biron.
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- Locality
- Biron
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 252
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Department
- Charente-Maritime
- Arrondissement
- Jonzac
- Canton
- Pons
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Cathia Seguin-Gallot
- Area
- 8.71 km (3.36 sq mi)
- Density
- 27.9/km (72.3/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)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Biron
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Saintes
- Population
- 243
- Area
- 8.71
- Elevation
- 52
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Shares border with
- Pons
- Image
- Mairie Biron 1003817.JPG
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- Commons category
- Biron (Charente-Maritime)
- postal code
- 17800
- different from
- Biron
- associated electoral district
- canton of Pons
- male population
- 115
- female population
- 115
- P8168
- Eugen Zabel
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-46-91-24-38
Sources (4)
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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