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.
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.
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.