Barby, Ardennes
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Location within Grand Est region
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| Coordinates: 49°31′22″N 4°18′49″E / 49.5228°N 4.3136°ECoordinates: 49°31′22″N 4°18′49″E / 49.5228°N 4.3136°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Rethel |
| Canton | Rethel |
| Intercommunality | Pays Rethélois |
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| • Mayor (2005–2020) | Christian Noizet |
| Area1 | 11.32 km2 (4.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)2 | 375 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (86/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08048 /08300 |
| Elevation | 66–142 m (217–466 ft) (avg. 73 m or 240 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Barby is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Barbyons or Barbyonnes.
The commune has been awarded three flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.
Barby is located immediately north-west of Rethel and immediately south-east of Château-Porcien. Access to the commune is by the D926 road from Rethel which passes through the heart of the commune and the village before continuing north-west to Château-Porcien. The D946 from Rethel passes through the north of the commune as it goes north-west to Seraincourt. The commune is entirely farmland.
The Aisne river passes through the south-east of the commune forming a small part of the south-eastern border as it flows west to eventually join the Oise at Compiègne. The Vaux river flows south, forming the western border of the commune, to join the Aisne just outside the south-western tip of the commune. The Ruisseau de Bourgeron flows from the north-east through the commune and the village and joins the Aisne on the southern border. The Canal des Ardennes is parallel to and south of the Aisne and forms a small portion of the southern border of the commune.
July and August are very hot and dry with temperatures up to 38 °C. Even so, rainfall is more frequent in summer, but the winters are shorter and less severe. The cold weather lasts only from October to March which favours corn crops and especially Kitchen gardens.
Excavations have uncovered a Bronze Age tomb in Barby and the village is traversed by the old Roman road from Rethel to Château-Porcien.
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