Barbirey-sur-Ouche (, literally ''Barbirey on

Ouche The Ouche () is a river in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. It is a right tributary of the Saône, which it joins in Échenon. It is long. Its source is in Lusigny-sur-Ouche. The Ouche flows through the towns of Bligny-sur-Ouche, La ...

'') is a

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in the Côte-d'Or department in the

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (; , sometimes abbreviated BFC; Arpitan: ''Borgogne-Franche-Comtât'') is a region in Eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region ...

region of eastern

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Barbirotins'' or ''Barbirotines''.

Geography

Barbirey-sur-Ouche is located some 25 km south-west of

Dijon Dijon (, , ) (dated) * it, Digione * la, Diviō or * lmo, Digion is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in northeastern France. the commune had a population of 156,920. The earlies ...

and 11 km east of Créancey. Access to the commune is by the D33 road from Gissey-sur-Ouche in the north-east which passes through the village and continues south to Saint-Victor-sur-Ouche. The D114 goes west from the village then north-west to Grenant-lès-Sombernon. The commune is heavily forested on the hillsides to the north and south with farmland in the valley. The

river passes through the commune just east of the village flowing from south to north to eventually join the

Saône The Saône ( , ; frp, Sona; lat, Arar) is a river in eastern France. It is a right tributary of the Rhône, rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department and joining the Rhône in Lyon, at the southern end of the Presqu'île. The name ...

just east of Saint-Jean-de-Losne. The ''Ruisseau de la Gironde'' flows from the west down the valley to join the Ouche near the village. The

Canal de Bourgogne The Canal de Bourgogne (English: Canal of Burgundy or Burgundy Canal) is a canal in the Burgundy historical region in east-central France. It connects the Yonne at Migennes with the Saône at Saint-Jean-de-Losne. Construction began in 1775 and wa ...

(Burgundy Canal) also passes through the commune parallel to the Ouche on the eastern side. There are two locks in the commune - the ''Écluse de Dainevy'' to the south and another lock further north.

History

On 17 March 1794 Jean Vivant Micault de Corbeton (10 May 1725 - 17 March 1794), Chairman of the Parliament of Burgundy in Dijon before the

French revolution The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in coup of 18 Brumaire, November 1799. Many of its ...

, Lord of Agey, Meilly-sur-Rouvres, Rouvres-sous-Meilly, Saligny, Liernolles, Maconge, Barbirey-sur-Ouche, Santenay, Pommard, and other places, last Marquis of Joncy, and husband of Marie Françoise Trudaine, was beheaded in the ''Place du Morimont'' (now the ''Place Emile Zola'') in Dijon. Barbirey-sur-Ouche appears as ''Barbirey fur Ouche'' on the 1750 Cassini Map and the same on the 1790 version.

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 216 inhabitants.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

Barbirey-sur-Ouche - Jaugey - Lavoir de Saint-Fiacre 2

The commune has a number of buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments: *A Vineyard (19th century) *Houses and Farms (18th-19th century) *A Chateau (16th century) *The Chateau Grounds (17th century) *A

Lavoir A lavoir (wash-house) is a public place set aside for the washing of clothes. Communal washing places were common in Europe until industrial washing was introduced, and this process in turn was replaced by domestic washing machines and by laun ...

(Public laundry) at Jaugey (1836). The Lavoir contains two items that are registered as historical objects: **A Bronze Bell (1515) **The Furniture in the Lavoir *A

(Public laundry) (1863) *A School (19th century) ;Other sites of interest *A

Tumulus A tumulus (plural tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds or ''kurgans'', and may be found throughout much of the world. A cairn, which is a mound of stones bu ...

and cave at Roche-Chèvre

Barbirey-sur-Ouche Picture Gallery

File:Barbirey-sur-Ouche - Tumulus.jpg, The Tumulus File:Barbirey-sur-Ouche - Grotte de Roche chèvre.jpg, The cave at Roche Chèvre File:Château de Barbirey-sur-Ouche entrée.jpg, Entry to the Chateau File:Château de Barbirey-sur-Ouche 01.jpg, The Chateau File:Château de Barbirey-sur-Ouche Pigeonnier.jpg, The Dovecote at the Chateau File:Château de Barbirey-sur-Ouche Four à pain 01.jpg, The entry to the bread oven File:Château de Barbirey-sur-Ouche Four à pain 03.jpg, The bread oven at the Chateau File:Château de Barbirey-sur-Ouche Plaque Charles de Foucauld.jpg, Plaque commemorating Charles de Foucauld File:Ecluse de Barbirey sur Ouche DSC 0402.JPG, A lock on the

in Barbirey-sur-Ouche

Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: *The Parish Church of Saint Martin (12th century). The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects: **A Bronze Bell (1521) **Statues (16th-19th century) **The Furniture in the Church **A Half-relief: Adoration of the Shepherds (18th century) **A

Retable A retable is a structure or element placed either on or immediately behind and above the altar or communion table of a church. At the minimum it may be a simple shelf for candles behind an altar, but it can also be a large and elaborate structur ...

(18th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy