Biras
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  Biras | |
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Location within Aquitaine region  Biras | |
| Coordinates: 45°17′19″N 0°38′22″E / 45.2886°N 0.6394°ECoordinates: 45°17′19″N 0°38′22″E / 45.2886°N 0.6394°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Dordogne |
| Arrondissement | Périgueux |
| Canton | Brantôme |
| Intercommunality | Brantômois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Claude Séchère |
| Area1 | 19.43 km2 (7.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 531 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 24042 / 24310 |
| Elevation | 119–237 m (390–778 ft) |
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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. | |
Biras is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 318 | — |
| 1968 | 344 | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 343 | −0.3% |
| 1982 | 354 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 372 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 362 | −2.7% |
| 2008 | 531 | +46.7% |
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