Bar () is a commune in the

Corrèze Corrèze (; ) is a département 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, on the bo ...

department in the

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region of central

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Geography

Bar is located some 40 km north-east of

Brive-la-Gaillarde Brive-la-Gaillarde (; Limousin dialect of ), commonly known as simply Brive, 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 aggl ...

and 8 km north of

Tulle Tulle (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in central France. It is the third-largest town in the former region of Limousin and is the capital of the Departments of France, department of Corrèze, in the Regions of France, region of Nouvelle- ...

. 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

. 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.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 (; ) is a 211-km-long river in southwestern France. It is an important tributary to the Dordogne (river), Dordogne. Its source is in the northwestern part of the elevated plateau known as the Massif Central. It flows into the Dordog ...

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

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

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

References

External links

Bar on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Bar'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
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