Biville
Biville is a former commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune La Hague.[1]
Biville | |
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Part of La Hague | |
_%C3%A9glise%2C_vue_de_l'ouest.jpg) The church of Saint-Pierre | |
Location of Biville 
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  Biville  Biville | |
| Coordinates: 49°36′49″N 1°49′16″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | La Hague |
| Commune | La Hague |
| Area 1 | 8.70 km2 (3.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | 543 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 50440 |
| Elevation | 2–179 m (6.6–587.3 ft) (avg. 125 m or 410 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 348 | — |
| 1800 | 273 | −21.6% |
| 1806 | 407 | +49.1% |
| 1821 | 491 | +20.6% |
| 1831 | 448 | −8.8% |
| 1836 | 415 | −7.4% |
| 1841 | 401 | −3.4% |
| 1846 | 380 | −5.2% |
| 1851 | 376 | −1.1% |
| 1856 | 402 | +6.9% |
| 1861 | 411 | +2.2% |
| 1866 | 428 | +4.1% |
| 1872 | 410 | −4.2% |
| 1876 | 383 | −6.6% |
| 1881 | 339 | −11.5% |
| 1886 | 352 | +3.8% |
| 1891 | 380 | +8.0% |
| 1896 | 390 | +2.6% |
| 1901 | 347 | −11.0% |
| 1906 | 323 | −6.9% |
| 1911 | 313 | −3.1% |
| 1921 | 270 | −13.7% |
| 1926 | 267 | −1.1% |
| 1931 | 277 | +3.7% |
| 1936 | 259 | −6.5% |
| 1946 | 320 | +23.6% |
| 1954 | 307 | −4.1% |
| 1962 | 229 | −25.4% |
| 1968 | 221 | −3.5% |
| 1975 | 223 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 245 | +9.9% |
| 1990 | 364 | +48.6% |
| 1999 | 415 | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 543 | +30.8% |
See also
- Communes of the Manche department
- Information and images about Biville Dunes , area of outstanding natural beauty and military memorial.
References
- Arrêté préfectoral 27 September 2016 (in French)
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