La Barre, Haute-Saône Explained

La Barre
Commune Status:Commune
Coordinates:47.4056°N 6.1806°W
Insee:70050
Postal Code:70190
Arrondissement:Vesoul
Canton:Rioz
Mayor:Bernard Pelcy[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Elevation Min M:227
Elevation Max M:282
Area Km2:1.93
Intercommunality:Pays de Montbozon et du Chanois

La Barre (in French pronounced as /la baʁ/) is a commune in the department of Haute-Saône, in the eastern French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Geography

Located in the valley of the Ognon river and neighboring the department of Doubs, La Barre is bordered by the municipalities of Beaumotte-Aubertans, Blarians, Germondans, Rigney and Vandelans. It is 26km (16miles) from Besançon and from Vesoul.

In popular culture

The fictional character Jean-Luc Picard of the American science-fiction television series was born and raised in "La Barre" on his family's vineyard there.[2] Shots of the future La Barre are seen in the 1990 episode "Family".[3] The location of Picard's family village was indicated as being in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France on wine bottle labels seen in the trailer for , released on May 23, 2019. However, as there are two La Barres in this region of France, it has not been established which one is Picard's home.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. Book: The Star Trek Encyclopedia. Okuda, Mike and Denise Okuda, with Debbie Mirek. Pocket Books. 0-671-53609-5. 1999.
  3. Book: Hatfield, James . Patrick Stewart: The Unauthorized Biography . . 1996 . George Burt . 130 . 9780786003150.