Biard
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Location of Biard | |
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| Coordinates: 46°34′42″N 0°18′22″E / 46.5783°N 0.306°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Poitiers |
| Canton | Poitiers-1 |
| Intercommunality | CU Grand Poitiers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilles Morisseau |
Area 1 | 7.47 km2 (2.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 1,910 |
| • Density | 256/km2 (662/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 86027 /86580 |
| Elevation | 75–136 m (246–446 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Biard (French pronunciation: [bjaʁ]) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France, in the Boivre valley.
A suburb of Poitiers, Biard gives its name to the Poitiers–Biard Airport, located 2 km west of the city.
Local facilities include a primary school, municipal stadium and the Stade Marcel Guérin, operated by the SNCF for railway workers.