title: Biard
text: # Biard
  
  Biard (French pronunciation: ​) 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.
  
  ## Population
  
  | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1793 | 196 | — |
  | 1800 | 139 | −4.79% |
  | 1806 | 167 | +3.11% |
  | 1851 | 615 | +2.94% |
  | 1856 | 670 | +1.73% |
  | 1861 | 701 | +0.91% |
  | 1866 | 689 | −0.34% |
  | 1872 | 629 | −1.51% |
  | 1876 | 648 | +0.75% |
  | 1881 | 699 | +1.53% |
  | 1886 | 762 | +1.74% |
  | 1891 | 1,053 | +6.68% |
  | 1896 | 742 | −6.76% |
  | 1901 | 805 | +1.64% |
  | 1906 | 806 | +0.02% |
  | 1911 | 836 | +0.73% |
  | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
  | 1921 | 848 | +0.14% |
  | 1926 | 940 | +2.08% |
  | 1931 | 1,003 | +1.31% |
  | 1936 | 997 | −0.12% |
  | 1946 | 1,224 | +2.07% |
  | 1954 | 1,287 | +0.63% |
  | 1962 | 1,033 | −2.71% |
  | 1968 | 1,121 | +1.37% |
  | 1975 | 1,173 | +0.65% |
  | 1982 | 1,244 | +0.84% |
  | 1990 | 1,264 | +0.20% |
  | 1999 | 1,501 | +1.93% |
  | 2007 | 1,585 | +0.68% |
  | 2012 | 1,706 | +1.48% |
  | 2017 | 1,751 | +0.52% |
  
  Source: EHESS and INSEE :
  
  