Biars-sur-Cère
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Lot | |
| Arrondissement | Figeac | |
| Canton | Cère et Ségala (main town) | |
| Community association | Causses et Vallée de la Dordogne | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 56 ' N , 1 ° 51' E | |
| height | 125-265 m | |
| surface | 3.63 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,139 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 589 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 46130 | |
| INSEE code | 46029 | |
| Website | http://www.biars-sur-cere.fr/ | |
 Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville ) |
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Biars-sur-Cère is a French commune with 2,139 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Lot department in the Occitanie region (previously Midi-Pyrénées ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Figeac and is the capital of the canton of Cère et Ségala . The inhabitants are called Biarnais .
geography
Biars-sur-Cère is located in the very north of the Lot department, right on the border with the neighboring Corrèze department . The municipality is located in the area of the Cère and Dordogne river valleys and covers an area of 363 hectares. The former Route nationale 140 also runs through Biars-sur-Cère . Neighboring municipalities are Gagnac-sur-Cère in the north and east, Glanes in the south-east, Bretenoux in the south and west and Girac in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1037 | 1273 | 1758 | 1954 | 2023 | 1983 | 2003 | 2139 |
economy
Biars-sur-Cère is best known for the Andros Group , which has its headquarters here and also produces Bonne Maman jams . Andros employs around 830 people in Biars-sur-Cère.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Claire Bader, "Le coup de jeune de Bonne Maman", Capital n ° 216, September 2009, pages 32-35.