Barnave, Drôme

Barnave
Barnave

Coordinates: 44°39′39″N 5°22′15″E / 44.6608°N 5.3708°E / 44.6608; 5.3708Coordinates: 44°39′39″N 5°22′15″E / 44.6608°N 5.3708°E / 44.6608; 5.3708
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Drôme
Arrondissement Die
Canton Luc-en-Diois
Intercommunality Diois
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Marc Matisse
Area1 13.06 km2 (5.04 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 158
  Density 12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 26025 / 26310
Elevation 474–1,339 m (1,555–4,393 ft)

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

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Barnave is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Geography

Barnave is a small village, located opposite the Dome Pie Ferre (2040m) of Glandasse. The territory is crossed by the Barnavette River, a small creek which empties into the Drôme. The village lies 13 kilometres from the canton capital of Luc-en-Diois.

Hamlets

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1911260    
1962143−45.0%
1968117−18.2%
1975109−6.8%
1982119+9.2%
1990125+5.0%
1999155+24.0%
2008158+1.9%

Architecture

The typical architecture of houses in the village of Barnave is a mixture of Roman influences and early medieval. The stone extracted from fields and limestone form the basis for almost all houses that make up the village. There are still significant remnants of feudal times in Barnave. The ruins of the old village are still visible, as is the traces of a castle. A large portion of the castle wall is still standing. The commune also contains a nineteenth-century church and a temple.

See also

References

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