Biras (French pronunciation: [biʁa]; Occitan: Biràs) is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France.
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 A general view of Biras | |
 Location of Biras | |
  Biras Location within France  Biras Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 45°17′19″N 0°38′22″E / 45.2886°N 0.6394°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Dordogne |
| Arrondissement | Nontron |
| Canton | Brantôme en Périgord |
| Intercommunality | Dronne et Belle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Michel Nadal[1] |
Area 1 | 19.43 km2 (7.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 731 |
| • Density | 37.6/km2 (97.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 24042 /24310 |
| Elevation | 119–237 m (390–778 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 344 | — |
| 1975 | 343 | −0.04% |
| 1982 | 354 | +0.45% |
| 1990 | 372 | +0.62% |
| 1999 | 362 | −0.30% |
| 2007 | 512 | +4.43% |
| 2012 | 613 | +3.67% |
| 2017 | 664 | +1.61% |
| 2023 | 731 | +1.62% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Biras.
- Biras on the map of France
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070513014059/http://www.cc-brantomois.fr/biras.html
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