La Barre, Haute-Saône

La Barre is a town in the French department of Haute- Saône in the Franche-Comté region.

Geography

La Barre is located at an altitude of 250 m above sea level, 9 km southwest of Montbozon and about 24 km south of the town of Vesoul (air line). The village extends to the south of the department of slightly elevated position on the edge in a flung far to the east bend of the Ognon.

The area of ​​1.93 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the middle Ognon Valley. The eastern boundary runs mostly along the Ognon. This here flows with large meanders through about one kilometer wide alluvial plain, which is on average 230 m. A projection of the hotel on the northern side of the plateau extends out into the river loop. To the west, the municipality's area extends on the existing limestone from the upper Jurassic plateau. It is mainly consisted of arable and meadow land and reaches an average height of 260 m. With 282 m of the heights of the Bois de Bellevaux is achieved the highest peak of La Barre in the margin.

Neighboring communities of La Barre are Beaumotte - Aubertans and Blarians in the north, Germondans in the east, the south and Rigney Vandelans in the West.

History

Is first mentioned La Barre in 1242. During the Middle Ages the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. Together with the Franche -Comté it came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. The fief of La Barre was in the 17th century belonged to the Bougnon family in the 18th century it belonged to the Pernol family. Since 2000, La Barre is a member of the comprehensive 21 villages municipal association Communauté de communes du Pays de Montbozon.

Attractions

The attractions of La Barre include the chapel and a manor house dating from the 17th century.

Population

With 108 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) La Barre is one of the smallest municipalities in the department of Haute- Saône. Throughout the 20th century, the population moved always in the range between 50 and 75 people. In recent years there has been a significant increase in population.

Economy and infrastructure

La Barre was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) embossed village. Outside of the primary sector, there are few jobs in the village. Meanwhile, the site has also changed into a residential community. Some employed persons are therefore commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.

The village is situated away from the larger passage axes on a secondary road that leads from Beaumotte according to Rigney.

Miscellaneous

In the consequences of family meeting and Secret Mission on Celtis 3 of the TV series Star Trek: The Next La Barre is called by Captain Jean -Luc Picard as his home village.