Biganos

Biganos is a common French, located in the department of the the Gironde and the area Aquitaine.

Economy

First of all, Biganos is especially known for its Usine, exploiting the forest of the Moors for the manufacture of Kraft paper, currently pertaining to the international company " Smurfit " after having belonged during long years to the company called " Cellulose of the pine " . This industry is very old on the site since in the beginning, a paper Moulin had been built on the Ruisseau of Lacanau de Mios to the place known as " Nau" bridge; which one can still see the vestiges nowadays at the southern entry of the small town. Biganos is famous also for its breeding of Esturgeon S for the Caviar of name " caviar of Aquitaine" , installed him also on a mill, the mill of Cassadote, in the beginning it was a mill built on the brook of Lacanau, which produced Farine. Later settled a Pisciculture and the production of sturgeons. After several tests a variety was acclimatized successfully and currently gives excellent produced.

Geography

Biganos is one of the eleven localities which border the Bassin of Arcachon.

Situation

Biganos is located:

Within the Regional natural park of the Moors of Gascogne.
With crossroads of the North and South of the basin.
In Country of Buch

Transportation routes

Line of bus

Regular connections:

Andernos/Mios by Aquitanian coach CITRAM n°610.

SNCF railway station

The city is by the station of Invoice-Biganos located on the Ligne Bordeaux - Irun (services FOR THE THIRD TIME Aquitanian Bordeaux - Arcachon, Bordeaux - Irun and Bordeaux - Tarbes).

Air transports

Biganos is located at 50 km of the Aéroport of Bordeaux-Mérignac.

History

Administration

Twinning

Biganos is twinned with:

Holy Martin of Fontenay, city close to Caen, in the Apple-brandy.

Demography

Places and monuments

Two port S authentic is preserved at Biganos with their Norway pine S and their Cabane S of Ostréiculteur S.

the port of Biganos is classified in protected area. It is the only port placed in full forest.
the port of the Tiles is under protection of the academy of the littoral and the shores.

the Mill of Cassadotte with the pisciculture and the production of Caviar of the the Gironde.
the church Saint-Gervais was built in 1886 and shelters Roman baptismal font.
the archaeological site of Biganos consists of a Roman city hidden between the rivers of the Eyre and the Eyga. Men were buried at the time mérovingienne in stone Sarcophage S close to the church Paléochrétien to Boii or Boios.

Equipment

Sports

Culture and leisures

Education

2 public nursery schools
1 public elementary school
1 public college
1 private vocational school

Personalities related to the commune

See too

External bonds

Biganos on the site of the national geographical Institute
Biganos on the site of INSEE
Biganos on the site of Quid
Localization of Biganos on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Biganos on Mapquest

Site of the town of Biganos
Site of the Tourist bureau of Biganos

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