La Barre, Haute-Saône

La Barre

Southwestern entrance to La Barre on D24 road
La Barre

Coordinates: 47°24′20″N 6°10′50″E / 47.4056°N 6.1806°E / 47.4056; 6.1806Coordinates: 47°24′20″N 6°10′50″E / 47.4056°N 6.1806°E / 47.4056; 6.1806
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)

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
YearPop.±%
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
YearPop.±%
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

References

  1. Okuda, Mike and Denise Okuda, with Debbie Mirek (1999). The Star Trek Encyclopedia. Pocket Books. ISBN 0-671-53609-5.
  2. Hatfield, James; George Burt (1996). Patrick Stewart: The Unauthorized Biography. Pinnacle Books. p. 130. ISBN 9780786003150.

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