Bar-sur-Seine
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Aube | |
| Arrondissement | Troyes | |
| Canton | Bar-sur-Seine | |
| Community association | Barséquanais en Champagne | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 7 ' N , 4 ° 23' E | |
| height | 147-293 m | |
| surface | 27.53 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,018 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 110 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 10110 | |
| INSEE code | 10034 | |
| Website | bar-sur-seine.fr | |
 Saint-Etienne church |
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Bar-sur-Seine is a French commune with 3018 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Aube department in the Grand Est region ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Troyes .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 2559 | 2786 | 3155 | 3572 | 3630 | 3510 | 3476 | 3018 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Tour de l'Horloge: remnants of the old castle built on the orders of King Louis XIII. was demolished by the citizens after it had already been badly damaged in the wars of religion
- Saint-Etienne church (16th / 17th century) with statues from the 16th century and an organ from the 18th century
- Notre Dame-du-Chêne church
- Escape cellar from the Carolingian era (not accessible to the public as it begins in the cellar of the mayor's office)
- Salle basse: Hall of the former castle of the Counts of Bar
- Tour du Lion: Tower of the former castle of the Counts of Bar
- Maison Goncourt, the house of Edmond and Jules de Goncourt
- Passion Chapel (Chapelle de la passion)
Personalities
- Joan I , Queen of Navarre and Queen of France as wife of the French King Philip IV.
- René Bondoux (1905-2001), fencer
Web links
Commons : Bar-sur-Seine - Collection of images, videos and audio files
