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Biganos 
Summary
Biganos (French pronunciation: [biɡanɔs]; Occitan: Viganòs) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
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| Coordinates: 44°38′42″N 0°58′38″W / 44.645°N 0.9772°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Arcachon |
| Canton | Andernos-les-Bains |
| Intercommunality | CA Bassin d'Arcachon Nord |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bruno Lafon[1] |
| Area 1 | 77.28 km2 (29.84 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 11,095 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33051 /33380 |
| Elevation | 0–45 m (0–148 ft) (avg. 13 m or 43 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
This commune has two harbours.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4,213 | — |
| 1975 | 4,416 | +0.67% |
| 1982 | 4,588 | +0.55% |
| 1990 | 5,908 | +3.21% |
| 1999 | 6,950 | +1.82% |
| 2007 | 8,861 | +3.08% |
| 2012 | 9,855 | +2.15% |
| 2017 | 10,706 | +1.67% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Twin towns – sister cities edit
Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay France, since 1991
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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