Barges (French pronunciation: [baʁʒ]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.[3]
Barges | |
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.JPG) The Parish Church of the Assumption | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Barges  | |
  Barges  Barges | |
| Coordinates: 47°12′48″N 5°03′43″E / 47.2133°N 5.0619°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Côte-d'Or |
| Arrondissement | Beaune |
| Canton | Nuits-Saint-Georges |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | André Daller[1] |
Area 1 | 3.85 km2 (1.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 661 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 21048 /21910 |
| Elevation | 203–227 m (666–745 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editBarges is located some 12 km due south of Dijon. Access to the commune is by the D996 road from Saulon-la-Rue in the north which passes down the eastern side of the commune and continues south-east to Noiron-sous-Gevrey. Access to the village is by the D109 from Épernay-sous-Gevrey in the south which enters the commune in the west and continues north-east through the village and continues east as the D31 to Bretenière. Apart from a significant-sized urban area around the village the commune is entirely farmland.[4][5]
The Chairon river rises near the village and flows south-east to join the Sans Fond at Beau-Vallon.[4]
History
editBarges appears as Berge dit Barge (Berge known as Barge) on the 1750 Cassini Map[6] and as Barge on the 1790 version.[7]
Heraldry
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Blazon: Vert, a fess wavy of Or between a sailboat Argent in chief sailing to sinister on fess and a crescent the same in base.
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Administration
edit| From | To | Name |
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| 2001 | 2014 | Pierre Coquillet |
| 2014 | 2026 | André Daller |
Demography
editThe inhabitants of the commune are known as Bargeois or Bargeoises in French.[9]
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Sites and monuments
edit- The War Memorial
- The Parish Church of the Assumption contains a Group Sculpture: Virgin of Pity (16th century) which is registered as an historical object.
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ a b c Barges on Google Maps
- ^ Barges on the Géoportail from National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- ^ Berge dit Barge on the 1750 Cassini Map
- ^ Barge on the 1790 Cassini Map
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Le nom des habitants du 21 - Côte-d'Or, habitants.fr
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Barges, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM21000171 Group Sculpture: Virgin of Pity (in French)
