Billère
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Billère (French pronunciation: [bijɛʁ]; Occitan: Vilhèra) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France. It is a northwestern suburb of Pau.
Billère | |
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 The town hall of Billère | |
 Location of Billère | |
  Billère  Billère | |
| Coordinates: 43°18′11″N 0°23′26″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Pau |
| Canton | Billère et Coteaux de Jurançon |
| Intercommunality | CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Arnaud Jacottin[1] |
Area 1 | 4.57 km2 (1.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 14,384 |
| • Density | 3,150/km2 (8,150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64129 /64140 |
| Elevation | 159–205 m (522–673 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 13,382 | — |
| 1975 | 14,657 | +1.31% |
| 1982 | 13,138 | −1.55% |
| 1990 | 12,570 | −0.55% |
| 1999 | 13,398 | +0.71% |
| 2007 | 13,462 | +0.06% |
| 2012 | 13,367 | −0.14% |
| 2017 | 12,804 | −0.86% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
