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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Le Bar-sur-Loup (French pronunciation: [lə baʁ syʁ lu], lit. "Le Bar-on-Loup"; Occitan: So Barn; Italian: Albarno) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.
Le Bar-sur-Loup
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![]() A view of Le Bar-sur-Loup | |
Coordinates: 43°42′07″N 6°59′23″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
Arrondissement | Grasse |
Canton | Valbonne |
Intercommunality | CA Sophia Antipolis |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | François Wyszkowski[1] |
Area 1 | 14.47 km2 (5.59 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,947 |
• Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Aubarnencs, Barois |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 06010 /06620 |
Elevation | 100–1,312 m (328–4,304 ft) (avg. 310 m or 1,020 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Originally known simply as Le Bar, the commune was renamed Le Bar-sur-Loup by a decree dated 27 March 1961 published in the Journal officiel on 1 April, with effect from 2 April 1961.
The commune gets its name from the Loup, a coastal river that runs through it. The Loup flows into the Mediterranean near Villeneuve-Loubet.
The first record of the commune was recorded in 1078, in the book Albarnum or Poncii Albarni. In 1235, the village was renamed to Catrum de Albarno, and throughout the 16th century, it was renamed to Lou Barn, Le Barn, and finally Le Bar-sur-Loup.[3]
Church of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur
Le château des comtes de Grasse
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,647 | — |
1975 | 1,691 | +0.38% |
1982 | 2,043 | +2.74% |
1990 | 2,465 | +2.37% |
1999 | 2,543 | +0.35% |
2009 | 2,805 | +0.99% |
2014 | 2,998 | +1.34% |
2020 | 2,927 | −0.40% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Its inhabitants are known as Aubarnais in French – Aubarnenc in Occitan – or simply Barois.
During Lent, a count in Le Bar held a party during which all the guests died. A danse macabre was painted to commemorate this divine punishment. It shows Death as an archer, firing arrows at the guests. Ghosts rise from the mouths of the corpses in the form of small, naked people, who are weighed in a balance held by Saint Michael (sitting at the feet of Christ). The ghosts are sent into the jaws of a monster, representing the entrance to hell.
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