Biganos

Biganos
Commune
Port

Coat of arms
Biganos
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Biganos
Coordinates: 44°38′42″N 0°58′38″W / 44.645°N 0.9772°W / 44.645; -0.9772Coordinates: 44°38′42″N 0°58′38″W / 44.645°N 0.9772°W / 44.645; -0.9772
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Arcachon
Canton Andernos-les-Bains
Intercommunality Bassin d'Arcachon Nord Atlantique
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Bruno Lafon
Area1 77.28 km2 (29.84 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 9,099
  Density 120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Biganos is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

This commune has two harbours.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19623,781    
19684,213+11.4%
19754,416+4.8%
19824,588+3.9%
19905,650+23.1%
19997,820+38.4%
20089,099+16.4%

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References

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