Biron, Charente-Maritime

Biron
The church in Biron
The church in Biron
Location of Biron
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Biron is located in France
Biron
Biron
Biron is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Biron
Biron
Coordinates: 45°34′14″N 0°28′39″W / 45.5706°N 0.4775°W / 45.5706; -0.4775
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementJonzac
CantonPons
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Cathia Seguin-Gallot[1]
Area
1
8.71 km2 (3.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
238
 • Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17047 /17800
Elevation15–81 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.

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]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ British Museum Collection