Biganos

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

Biganos
Commune
Port
Coat of arms
Location of Biganos
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Coordinates: 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	CA Bassin d'Arcachon Nord
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bruno Lafon^[1]
Area ^1	77.28 km^2 (29.84 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2020)^[2]	11,065
• Density	140/km^2 (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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

This commune has two harbours.

Population

Historical population

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]

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department
• Parc naturel régional des Landes de Gascogne

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

 

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