Bar, Corrèze

Bar (French pronunciation: [baʁ]) is a commune in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.

Bar
Commune
Coat of arms of Bar
Coat of arms
Location of Bar
Bar is located in France
Bar
Bar
Bar is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bar
Bar
Coordinates: 45°20′46″N 1°48′55″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCorrèze
ArrondissementTulle
CantonNaves
IntercommunalityCA Tulle Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Jacques Bossoutrot[1]
Area
1
20.82 km2 (8.04 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
303
 • Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
19016 /19800
Elevation238–562 m (781–1,844 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Barois or Baroises.[3]

Geography

Bar is located some 40 km north-east of Brive-la-Gaillarde and 8 km north of Tulle. Access to the commune is by the D53 road which branches from the D1120 west of the commune and passes through the narrow neck of the commune before continuing north as the D32 to Orliac-de-Bar. The D53 also continues south from the village through the heart of the commune to Gimel-les-Cascades. The D23 comes from Tulle in the south and passes through the commune and the village continuing north-east to join the D26 near Corrèze. The D173 comes from Le Lonzac in the north down the western arm of the commune and passes south to join the D53 in the commune. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Cousin Haut and Cousin Bas in the western arm of the commune. The commune is mixed forest and farmland with forests predominant.[4]

The Corrèze river flows from the north-east of the commune forming part of the north-eastern border then continuing west then south through the commune to form part of the southern border before continuing south-west to eventually join the Vézère west of Brive-la-Gaillarde. The Vimbelle river forms the eastern border of the western arm of the commune flowing south to also form the south-western border of the commune before it joins the Corrèze on the southern border of the commune. The Menaude river flows from the north through the commune to join the Vimbelle on the western border. The Ruisseau du Passadour forms the western border of the eastern arm of the commune as it flows south to join the Menaude.[4]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Heraldry
Arms of Bar
Arms of Bar
 The official status of the blazon remains to be determined.

Blazon:
Argent, three fesses Gules.



Administration

List of Successive Mayors[5]

FromToName
19832008Pierre Cheze
20082014Daniel Geneste
20142026Jean-Jacques Bossoutrot

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 308 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,346—    
1800 1,050−3.49%
1806 1,044−0.10%
1821 1,128+0.52%
1831 1,228+0.85%
1836 1,208−0.33%
1841 1,170−0.64%
1846 1,088−1.44%
1851 1,073−0.28%
1856 1,091+0.33%
1861 1,005−1.63%
1866 1,023+0.36%
1872 1,020−0.05%
1876 985−0.87%
1881 1,000+0.30%
1886 1,020+0.40%
1891 1,066+0.89%
1896 1,044−0.42%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,059+0.29%
1906 1,015−0.85%
1911 981−0.68%
1921 896−0.90%
1926 797−2.31%
1931 742−1.42%
1936 692−1.39%
1946 570−1.92%
1954 543−0.60%
1962 443−2.51%
1968 397−1.81%
1975 330−2.61%
1982 282−2.22%
1990 317+1.47%
1999 315−0.07%
2007 322+0.28%
2012 316−0.38%
2017 308−0.51%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7]

Sites and monuments
  • The Chapel de Lacour contains a Statuette of the Virgin and child (16th century) which is registered as an historical object.[8]
  • 2 Capitals and a fragment of Column in the Place de l'Eglise (11th century) are registered as an historical object.[9]
  • A Keystone in the Place de l'Eglise (15th century) is registered as an historical object.[10]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Inhabitants of Corrèze (in French)
  4. Google Maps
  5. List of Mayors of France (in French)
  6. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bar, EHESS (in French).
  7. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM19000032 Statuette: Virgin and child (in French)
  9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM19001202 2 Capitals and a fragment of Column in the Place de l'Eglise (in French)
  10. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM19000031 Keystone (in French)
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