the Bar-sur-Loup is a common French, located in the department of the the Alpes-Maritimes and the area Provence-Alp-Coast of Azure. By Decree of the March 27th 1961, Official journal of April 1st 1961 with effect with the April 2nd 1961, the Bar becomes the Bar-sur-Loup. Its inhabitants is Aubarnais - Aubarnenc in Occitan - or Barois.

Geography

The commune owes its name with the Loup, river coastal which crosses it, and which is thrown in the sea close to Villeneuve-Loubet.

History

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

; The church: the carved door is remarkable; inside, one can see a retable of Bréa (XVIe S) to the high altar and statues of XVIIe. In the content of the church, dances macabre on wood of XVe.

; The legend: a count of Bar having given a ball in full Lent, the guests fell dead. The macabre dance was painted to commemorate this celestial punishment. One sees there the Death, equipped as an archer, to kill with blows of arrows the dancers. The hearts leaving the mouth of the corpses in the shape of small naked characters are weighed in the balance which holy Michel holds, with the feet of Christ, and are precipitated in the mouth of a monster which represents the entry of the Hell.

Personalities related to the commune

  • François Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasetilly, count de Grasse
  • Célestin Freinet was teacher starting from 1920 there

Twinnings

  • Yorktown, city of the the United States in the State of Virginia.

External bonds

  • the Bar-sur-Loup - official site of the commune and tourist bureau
  • the Bar-sur-Loup on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • the Bar-sur-Loup on the site of INSEE
  • the Bar-sur-Loup on the site of Quid
  • Localization of the Bar-sur-Loup on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on the Bar-sur-Loup on Mapquest
  • the Bar-sur-Loup and the earthquake of 1887
  • the Judo Club of the Bar-sur-Loup
  • virtual Visit of the Bar-sur-Loup with panoramas full screen
  • Musica Space: Music school of the Bar on Wolf

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