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Biganos

Coordinates: 44°38′42″N 0°58′38″W / 44.645°N 0.9772°W / 44.645; -0.9772
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Biganos
Port
Port
Coat of arms of Biganos
Location of Biganos
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Biganos is located in France
Biganos
Biganos
Biganos is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Biganos
Biganos
Coordinates: 44°38′42″N 0°58′38″W / 44.645°N 0.9772°W / 44.645; -0.9772
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementArcachon
CantonAndernos-les-Bains
IntercommunalityCA 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
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33051 /33380
Elevation0–45 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.

Biganos (French pronunciation: [biɡanɔs]; Occitan: Viganòs) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

This commune has two harbours.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE