La Barre, Haute-Saône
| La Barre | |
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Southwestern entrance to La Barre on D24 road | |
  La Barre | |
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Location within Franche-Comté region  La Barre | |
| Coordinates: 47°24′20″N 6°10′50″E / 47.4056°N 6.1806°ECoordinates: 47°24′20″N 6°10′50″E / 47.4056°N 6.1806°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Haute-Saône |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul |
| Canton | Montbozon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bernard Pelcy (2008-2015) |
| Area1 | 1.93 km2 (0.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)2 | 106 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 70050 / 70190 |
| Elevation | 227–282 m (745–925 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
La Barre is a commune in the department of Haute-Saône, in the eastern French region of Franche-Comté.
Geography
Located in the valley of the Ognon river and neighboring the department of Doubs, La Barre is bordered by the municipalities of Beaumotte-Aubertans, Blarians, Germondans, Rigney and Vandelans. It is 26 km away from Besançon and 29 from Vesoul.
Demographics
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 81 | — |
| 1800 | 83 | +2.5% |
| 1806 | 76 | −8.4% |
| 1821 | 82 | +7.9% |
| 1831 | 75 | −8.5% |
| 1836 | 90 | +20.0% |
| 1841 | 94 | +4.4% |
| 1846 | 93 | −1.1% |
| 1851 | 99 | +6.5% |
| 1856 | 109 | +10.1% |
| 1861 | 86 | −21.1% |
| 1866 | 94 | +9.3% |
| 1872 | 71 | −24.5% |
| 1876 | 83 | +16.9% |
| 1881 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 80 | −3.6% |
| 1891 | 82 | +2.5% |
| 1896 | 68 | −17.1% |
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1901 | 66 | — |
| 1906 | 58 | −12.1% |
| 1911 | 64 | +10.3% |
| 1921 | 60 | −6.2% |
| 1926 | 53 | −11.7% |
| 1931 | 52 | −1.9% |
| 1936 | 49 | −5.8% |
| 1946 | 64 | +30.6% |
| 1954 | 68 | +6.2% |
| 1962 | 73 | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 62 | −15.1% |
| 1975 | 49 | −21.0% |
| 1982 | 63 | +28.6% |
| 1990 | 51 | −19.0% |
| 1999 | 61 | +19.6% |
| 2006 | 96 | +57.4% |
| 2009 | 105 | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 106 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 110 | +3.8% |
In popular culture
The fictional character Jean-Luc Picard of the American science-fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation was born and raised in La Barre, where his family owns a vineyard.[1] Shots of the future La Barre are seen in the 1990 episode "Family".[2]
See also
- Municipal map of La Barre (png file)
- Communes of Haute-Saône
References
- INSEE (English)
- ↑ Okuda, Mike and Denise Okuda, with Debbie Mirek (1999). The Star Trek Encyclopedia. Pocket Books. ISBN 0-671-53609-5.
- ↑ Hatfield, James; George Burt (1996). Patrick Stewart: The Unauthorized Biography. Pinnacle Books. p. 130. ISBN 9780786003150.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Barre. |
- (French) La Brre at IGN
- (French) La Barre at communes.com
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