Bard-le-Régulier is located in the Massif ofMorvan in a natural regional park at the foot of Mount Bard some 60 km south-west ofDijon, 25 km north ofAutun, and 12 km west ofArnay-le-Duc. Access to the commune is by the D15 road fromBrazey-en-Morvan in the north which passes through the heart of the commune and the village before continuing south to join the D11 south ofManlay. The D15E goes north-east from the village toVianges. The D115 goes south-west from the village to join the D233 south-west of the commune after changing to the D247 at the departmental border. A railway line passes through the commune from north to south but there is no station in the commune with the nearest station some 2 km south-east of the commune. The commune is quite heavily forested but with large areas of farmland.[4][5]
TheTrévoux rises from a small lake in the north of the commune and flows south through the village continuing south to eventually join theArroux north-west ofIgornay.[4]
TheChurch of Saint John the Evangelist (11th century) is registered as an historical monument.[15] The Church is surmounted by an octagonal bell tower which was built in the 11th to the 14th centuries. It depended on the priory of theCanons Regular of Saint Augustine. The Church contains several items that are registered as historical objects: