Barberier Explained
| Barberier |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Moulins |
| Canton: | Gannat |
| Insee: | 03016 |
| Postal Code: | 03140 |
| Mayor: | Philippe Château[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne |
| Coordinates: | 46.2189°N 3.2467°W |
| Elevation M: | 269 |
| Elevation Min M: | 254 |
| Elevation Max M: | 290 |
| Area Km2: | 8.08 |
Barberier (in French pronounced as /baʁbəʁje/) is a commune in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France.[2]
Geography
Barberier is located some 17km (11miles) north-west of Vichy and some 17km (11miles) north by north-east of Gannat. Access to the commune is by the D36 road from Étroussat in the west which passes through the centre of the commune and the village and continues east to join the D2009 east of the commune. The D183 comes from Bayet in the north and also passes through the centre of the commune, intersecting the D36 at the village, continuing south to join the D66 south of the commune. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Les Varennes in the south, La Grange Neuve in the east, and Bompré in the north.[3] [4]
The Sioule river flows north along the south-eastern border of the commune and continues north to join the Allier north-east of Contigny.[3]
History
Barberier appears as Barbrier on the 1750 Cassini Map[5] and the same the 1790 version.[6]
Administration
List of Successive Mayors[7]
| From | To | Name |
|---|
| 2001 | 2014 | Claude Pornin |
| 2014 | Current | Philippe Château[8] [9] | |
Demography
In 2017 the commune had 143 inhabitants.
Sites and monuments
There are two sites in the commune that are registered as historical monuments:
- The Château of Bompré (15th century)[10]
- The old Church of Saint André (12th century)[11]
See also
Bibliography
- Raymond d'Azémar, Étroussat, Barberier. Municipal Chronicles from the Revolution to today, Montluçon, 1983
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
- https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM03016-barberier INSEE commune file
- https://www.google.com/maps/place/Barberier,+France/@46.2223895,3.2475494,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47f12a0d7ba0f379:0x4093cafcbebca80 Barberier on Google Maps
- http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=3.2467,46.2189&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes Barberier on the Géoportail
- http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=46.2189&lon=3.2467&zoom=13 Barbrier on the 1750 Cassini Map
- http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/clipmosaiccassini400.html?lat=46.2189&lon=3.2467&zoom=12 Barbrier on the 1790 Cassini Map
- http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=20623 List of Mayors of France
- Web site: Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier (avec maire, arrondissement et canton) . Nominative list of communes of Allier (with mayor, arrondissement and canton) . Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier . 1 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518095821/http://www.maires-allier.fr/contenu/fck/LISTE%20NOMINATIVE%20DES%20COMMUNES%20MAJ%2018122014.pdf . 18 May 2015 .
- Web site: Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier . Nominative list of communes of Allier . maires-allier.fr . Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier . 1 . fr . 8 July 2020.
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