Birac (Charente)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | cognac | |
| Canton | Charente-Champagne | |
| Community association | Grand Cognac | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 34 ′ N , 0 ° 4 ′ W | |
| height | 49-131 m | |
| surface | 11.84 km 2 | |
| Residents | 361 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 30 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 16120 | |
| INSEE code | 16045 | |
 Birac Town Hall (Mairie) |
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Birac is a western French community with 361 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Poitou-Charentes ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Cognac and the canton of Charente-Champagne (until 2015 Châteauneuf-sur-Charente ). The inhabitants are called Biracais .
location
Birac is about 26 kilometers southwest of Angoulême . Birac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Châteauneuf-sur-Charente in the north and north-east, Roullet-Saint-Estèphe in the east and north-east, Val des Vignes in the south and south-east and Bellevigne in the west and south-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 256 | 246 | 237 | 221 | 234 | 214 | 248 | 368 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame church from the 13th century
Web links
Commons : Birac - collection of images, videos and audio files
