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Bar-le-Duc

Coordinates:48°46′19″N5°09′37″E / 48.7719°N 05.1603°E /48.7719; 05.1603
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Prefecture and commune in Grand Est, France
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Bar-le-Duc is located in France
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Bar-le-Duc is located in Grand Est
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Coordinates:48°46′19″N5°09′37″E / 48.7719°N 05.1603°E /48.7719; 05.1603
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeuse
ArrondissementBar-le-Duc
CantonBar-le-Duc-1 and2
IntercommunalityCA Bar-le-Duc - Sud Meuse
Government
 • Mayor(2020–2026)Martine Joly[1] (UDI)
Area
1
23.62 km2 (9.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
14,615
 • Density618.8/km2 (1,603/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
55029 /55000
Elevation175–327 m (574–1,073 ft)
(avg. 240 m or 790 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bar-le-Duc (French pronunciation:[baʁlə'dyk]ⓘ), formerly known asBar, is acommune in theMeusedépartement, of which it is the capital. The department is inGrand Est in northeastern France.[3]

The lower, more modern and busier part of the town extends along a narrow valley, shut in by wooded orvine-clad hills, and is traversed by theOrnain, which is crossed by several bridges. It is bordered on the north-east by theMarne–Rhine Canal and on the south-west by a small arm of the Ornain called theCanal des Usines, on the left bank of which the upper town (Ville Haute) is situated.[4]

The highly rarefiedBar-le-duc jelly, also known as Lorraine jelly, is a spreadable preparation ofwhite currant orred currantfruit preserves. First mentioned in the historical record in 1344, it is also colloquially referred to as "Bar caviar".

History

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Bar-le-Duc in 1617
Further information:Duchy of Bar

Bar-le-Duc was at one time the seat of the county, from 1354 theDuchy of Bar. Though probably of ancient origin, the town was unimportant until the 10th century when it was fortified byFrederick I of Upper Lorraine.[4] Bar was an independent duchy from 1354 to 1480, when it was acquired byDuchy of Lorraine.

TheVille Haute, which is reached by steps and steep narrow thoroughfares, is intersected by a long, quiet street, bordered by houses of the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. In this quarter are the remains (16th-century) of the château of thedukes of Bar, dismantled in 1670, the old clock-tower and the college, built in the latter half of the 16th century. The church of Saint-Étienne (constructed during the 14th and 15th centuries) contains theCadaver Tomb of René of Chalon, a skilfully carved effigy in white stone of a half-decayed corpse. It was erected to the memory ofRené of Châlon (died 1544) and is the work of 16th-century artistLigier Richier, a pupil ofMichelangelo.[4]

The lower town contains the official buildings and the churches of Notre-Dame, the most ancient in the town, and St Antony, with 14th-century frescoes. Among the statues of distinguished natives of the town is one ofNicolas Oudinot, whose house serves as thehôtel-de-ville.[4] Other sights include Notre-Dame Bridge, with five arches surmounted by a chapel in the middle.

Bar-le-Duc served as the assembly point for essential supplies going to the besieged city ofVerdun during theBattle of Verdun in 1916. Thousands of trucks, carrying men, equipment and food, travelled north, around the clock, on the road linking Bar-le-Duc to Verdun. The route was given the nameVoie Sacrée (Sacred Way) by the writer and politicianMaurice Barres in April 1916, a reference to the ancient RomanSacra Via, leading to triumph.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
17939,111—    
18008,961−0.24%
18069,970+1.79%
182111,432+0.92%
183112,496+0.89%
183612,383−0.18%
184112,526+0.23%
184613,191+1.04%
185114,816+2.35%
185613,835−1.36%
186114,922+1.52%
186615,334+0.55%
YearPop.±% p.a.
187215,175−0.17%
187616,728+2.47%
188117,485+0.89%
188618,860+1.53%
189118,761−0.11%
189618,249−0.55%
190117,693−0.62%
190617,307−0.44%
191117,068−0.28%
192116,261−0.48%
192616,365+0.13%
193116,550+0.23%
YearPop.±% p.a.
193616,697+0.18%
194615,460−0.77%
195416,609+0.90%
196218,346+1.25%
196819,159+0.73%
197519,288+0.10%
198218,471−0.62%
199017,545−0.64%
199916,944−0.39%
200716,002−0.71%
201215,759−0.31%
201714,985−1.00%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6]

Notable residents

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Bar-le-Duc was the birthplace of:

Other notable residents were:

Gallery

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  • Saint-Étienne Church and the court house (right) on Saint-Pierre Square in Bar-le-Duc
    Saint-Étienne Church and the court house (right) on Saint-Pierre Square in Bar-le-Duc
  • Notre-Dame Bridge over the Ornain
    Notre-Dame Bridge over theOrnain
  • Statue of Ernest Bradfer (1833–1882)
    Statue ofErnest Bradfer (1833–1882)

Twin cities

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As of 2023 Bar-le-Duc istwinned with:

Cultural exchanges are made throughout the year and the twinning committee also offersGerman lessons.[7]

See also

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Part ofa series on
Lorraine
Flag of Lorraine since the 13th century

References

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  1. ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^"Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^INSEE commune file for Bar-le-Duc
  4. ^abcdWikisource One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bar-le-Duc".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 404.
  5. ^Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui:Commune data sheet Bar-le-Duc,EHESS(in French).
  6. ^Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. ^"Comité de Jumelage" [Town Twinning Committee].Bar-le-Duc (in French). Archived fromthe original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved17 March 2023.

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