Bar () is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

in the

Corrèze Corrèze (; oc, Corresa) is a department in France, named after the river Corrèze which runs through it. Although its prefecture is Tulle, its most populated city is Brive-la-Gaillarde. Corrèze is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, ...

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in the

Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by t ...

region of central

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Barois'' or ''Baroises''.

Geography

Bar is located some 40 km north-east of

Brive-la-Gaillarde Brive-la-Gaillarde (; Limousin dialect of oc, Briva la Galharda) is a commune of France. It is a sub-prefecture and the largest city of the Corrèze department. It has around 46,000 inhabitants, while the population of the agglomeration was 7 ...

and 8 km north of

Tulle Tulle (; ) is a commune in central France. It is the third-largest town in the former region of Limousin and is the capital of the department of Corrèze, in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Tulle is also the episcopal see of the Roman Catho ...

. 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 Orliac-de-Bar (; oc, Orlhac de Bar) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Population Places and monuments The Church of Saint-Laurent of Orliac-de-Bar is quoted in historical writings from the 12th century, but was re ...

. 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

. The D173 comes from

Le Lonzac Le Lonzac (; oc, Olonsac) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Corrèze department The following is a list of the 279 communes of the Corrèze department of France ...

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.Google Maps
/ref> 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 The Vézère (; oc, Vesera) is a 211-km-long river in southwestern France. It is an important tributary to the Dordogne. Its source is in the northwestern part of the elevated plateau known as the Massif Central. It flows into the Dordogne near ...

west of

. 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.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive

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Demography

In 2017 the commune had 308 inhabitants.

Sites and monuments

*The Chapel de Lacour contains a Statuette of the Virgin and child (16th century) which is registered as an historical object. *2 Capitals and a fragment of Column in the Place de l'Eglise (11th century) are registered as an historical object. *A Keystone in the Place de l'Eglise (15th century) is registered as an historical object.Ministry of Culture, Palissy