Bion, Manche

Bion

The church of Saint-Pierre de Bion
Bion

Coordinates: 48°37′14″N 0°55′05″W / 48.6206°N 0.9181°W / 48.6206; -0.9181Coordinates: 48°37′14″N 0°55′05″W / 48.6206°N 0.9181°W / 48.6206; -0.9181
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Manche
Arrondissement Avranches
Canton Le Mortainais
Intercommunality Le Mortainais
Government
 â€¢ Mayor (2008–2014) Daniel Heuzé
Area1 12.67 km2 (4.89 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 391
 â€¢ Density 31/km2 (80/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 50056 / 50140
Elevation 76–305 m (249–1,001 ft)
(avg. 133 m or 436 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.

Bion is a former commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Mortain-Bocage.[1]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793720—    
1800826+14.7%
1806754−8.7%
1821820+8.8%
1831779−5.0%
1836854+9.6%
1841805−5.7%
1846806+0.1%
1851870+7.9%
1856781−10.2%
1861744−4.7%
1866729−2.0%
1872692−5.1%
1876687−0.7%
1881629−8.4%
1886615−2.2%
1891614−0.2%
1896598−2.6%
1901564−5.7%
1906529−6.2%
1911521−1.5%
1921504−3.3%
1926485−3.8%
1931453−6.6%
1936450−0.7%
1946426−5.3%
1954474+11.3%
1962395−16.7%
1968394−0.3%
1975408+3.6%
1982471+15.4%
1990488+3.6%
1999431−11.7%
2009391−9.3%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 15 December 2015 (French)
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