Bars (Dordogne)

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Bars
Barç
Crests of bars
Bars (France)
Bars
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Sarlat-la-Canéda
Canton Haut-Périgord Noir
Community association Terrassonnais en Périgord Noir Thenon Hautefort
Coordinates 45 ° 6 ′  N , 1 ° 4 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 6 ′  N , 1 ° 4 ′  E
height 137-276 m
surface 22.58 km 2
Residents 243 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 11 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 24210
INSEE code
Website http://www.barsenperigord.fr/

Town Hall (Mairie) of Bars

Bars ( Occitan : BARC ) is a commune with 243 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the north of the department Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality is part of the Haut-Périgord Noir (until 2015: Canton Thenon ) in the arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda .

geography

Bars is located 28 kilometers east-southeast of Périgueux . The Saint-Geyrac rises in the municipality . Bars are surrounded by the neighboring communities Thenon in the north, Auriac-du-Périgord in the east and northeast, Fanlac in the south and southeast, Plazac in the south, Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac in the southwest and Fossemagne in the west and northwest.

Population development

year Residents
1962 324
1968 319
1975 254
1982 228
1990 217
1999 214
2006 236
2013 230

Attractions

  • Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church
  • Harmonium Museum
Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church

Web links

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