Bar-sur-Seine
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Commune of Bar-sur-Seine | |
Location | |
Longitude | 04° 22' 36" E |
Latitude | 48° 06' 53" N |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Champagne-Ardenne |
Department | Aube |
Arrondissement | Troyes |
Canton | Bar-sur-Seine |
Intercommunality | none |
Mayor | M. Jean Weinling (2001-2008) |
Statistics | |
Land area¹ | 27.53 km² |
Population² (1999) |
3,510 |
- Density (1999) | 127/km² |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 10034/ 10110 |
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Bar-sur-Seine is a commune of the Aube département, Champagne-Ardenne région, in France. Situated on the River Seine, it is a rather quiet, pleasant, but run-down town just off the A5 autoroute. The town is famous for its castle, the Château de Bar sur Seine.