Bigand, Caseros, Santa Fe, Argentina

Bigand, Caseros, Santa Fe, Argentina Guide to Bigand, Department of Caseros history, family history and genealogy.

History
Víctor Bigand founded the town on July 15, 1909.

Location
Bigand is a town in Santa Fe Province (Provincia de Santa Fe ), Argentina. It is located between the 1788 National Route (Ruta Nacional 178 ) with the 14 Province Route It is 70 km from the city of Rosario, 85 km from Pergamino  and 236 km from the city of  Santa Fe.

Parish Records
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/234014?availability=Family%20History%20Library Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora de la Merced (San José de la Esquina, Santa Fe) Registros parroquiales, 1870-192]3. Some families from Bigand were registered in San Jose de la Esquina.

Activities
It had 5,258 inhabitants (INDEC, 2010), which represents an increase of 23% compared to 4,011 inhabitants (INDEC, 1991) of the previous census. The economic activity is based mainly on agricultural production (soy, wheat, corn, cattle), also has small industries dedicated to agriculture and food production. It was founded on July 15, 1909 by Víctor A. Bigand on the side of the Miter railroad that links the cities of Rosario and Bahía Blanca