Biron, Charente-Maritime

Biron
Commune
The church in Biron
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
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Cathia Seguin-Gallot[1]
Area ^1	8.71 km^2 (3.36 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	240
• Density	28/km^2 (71/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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	219	—
1975	208	−0.73%
1982	190	−1.28%
1990	249	+3.44%
1999	233	−0.74%
2009	239	+0.25%
2014	219	−1.73%
2020	237	+1.33%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. British Museum Collection
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Media related to Biron (Charente-Maritime) at Wikimedia Commons