Barro (Charente)

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Barro
Barro (France)
Barro
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente
Arrondissement Confolens
Canton Charente North
Community association Charente limousine
Coordinates 46 ° 0 ′  N , 0 ° 14 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 0 ′  N , 0 ° 14 ′  E
height 77-163 m
surface 10.65 km 2
Residents 413 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 39 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 16700
INSEE code

Town Hall (Mairie) of Barro

Barro is a French municipality with 413 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Poitou-Charentes ); it belongs to the Arrondissement Confolens and the canton Charente-Nord (until 2015 Ruffec ). The inhabitants are called barrotois .

geography

Barro is located about 40 kilometers north-northeast of Angoulême on the Charente . Barro is surrounded by the neighboring communities Condac in the north, Bioussac in the northeast, Nanteuil-en-Vallée in the east and southeast, Verteuil-sur-Charente in the south, Villegats in the west and Ruffec in the northwest.

Population development

year 1793 1856 1901 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 461 535 368 254 223 206 231 258 265 333 387
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Pierre church from the 12th century
Saint-Pierre church

Web links

Commons : Barro  - collection of images, videos and audio files