Biches
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Nièvre | |
| Arrondissement | Château-Chinon (Ville) | |
| Canton | Château-Chinon | |
| Community association | Bazois Loire Morvan | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 0 ′ N , 3 ° 39 ′ E | |
| height | 212-307 m | |
| surface | 24.55 km 2 | |
| Residents | 287 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 12 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 58110 | |
| INSEE code | 58030 | |
Biches is a French municipality with 287 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nièvre in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté (before 2016 Bourgogne ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville) and the canton of Château-Chinon (until 2015 Châtillon-en-Bazois ).
geography
Biches is about 38 kilometers east-northeast of Nevers . The Canal du Nivernais runs along the northeastern edge , which here represents a canalization of the Aron . Biches is surrounded by the neighboring communities Alluy in the north and north-west, Brinay in the east and north-east, Limanton in the east and south-east, Montigny-sur-Canne in the south, Fertrève in the south-west and Tintury in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 373 | 405 | 416 | 381 | 316 | 290 | 331 | 321 | 294 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Victor church
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Nièvre. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-054-X , pp. 213-216.
Web links
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