Le Bar-sur-Loup
So Barn (Occitan) | |
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Coordinates: 43°42′07″N 6°59′23″E / 43.702°N 6.9897°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
Arrondissement | Grasse |
Canton | Valbonne |
Intercommunality | CA Sophia Antipolis |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | François Wyszkowski[1] |
Area 1 | 14.47 km2 (5.59 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,947 |
• Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Aubarnencs, Barois |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 06010 /06620 |
Elevation | 100–1,312 m (328–4,304 ft) (avg. 310 m or 1,020 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Le Bar-sur-Loup (French pronunciation: [lə baʁ syʁ lu], lit. "Le Bar-on-Loup"; Occitan: So Barn; Italian: Albarno) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.
Originally known simply as Le Bar, the commune was renamed Le Bar-sur-Loup by a decree dated 27 March 1961 published in the Journal officiel on 1 April, with effect from 2 April 1961.