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La Barre, Haute-Saône

La Barre
Southwestern entrance to La Barre on D24 road
Southwestern entrance to La Barre on D24 road
La Barre is located in France
La Barre
La Barre
Coordinates: 47°24′20″N 6°10′50″E / 47.4056°N 6.1806°E / 47.4056; 6.1806Coordinates: 47°24′20″N 6°10′50″E / 47.4056°N 6.1806°E / 47.4056; 6.1806
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Haute-Saône
Arrondissement Vesoul
Canton Montbozon
Government
 • Mayor Bernard Pelcy (2008-2015)
Area1 1.93 km2 (0.75 sq mi)
Population (2010)2 106
 • Density 55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 70050 / 70190
Elevation 227–282 m (745–925 ft)

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.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Barre 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 26 km away from Besançon and 29 from Vesoul.

The fictional character Jean-Luc Picard of the American science-fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation was born and raised in La Barre, where his family owns a vineyard. Shots of the future La Barre are seen in the 1990 episode "Family".


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