Bard-le-Régulier () is a

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in the Côte-d'Or department in the

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region of eastern

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Barriens'' or ''Barriennes''.

Geography

Bard-le-Régulier is located in the Massif of

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in a natural regional park at the foot of Mount Bard some 60 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 ...

, 25 km north of

Autun Autun () is a subprefecture of the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of central-eastern France. It was founded during the Principate era of the early Roman Empire by Emperor Augustus as Augustodunum to give a Ro ...

, and 12 km west of Arnay-le-Duc. Access to the commune is by the D15 road from Brazey-en-Morvan in the north which passes through the heart of the commune and the village before continuing south to join the D11 south of Manlay. The D15E goes north-east from the village to Vianges. 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. The ''Trévoux'' rises from a small lake in the north of the commune and flows south through the village continuing south to eventually join the Arroux north-west of Igornay.

History

Bard-le-Régulier appears as ''Bard'' on the 1750 Cassini Map and does not appear on the 1790 version.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 72 inhabitants.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of sites that are registered as historical monuments: *A Farmhouse on the D115 (19th century) *A Farmhouse on the D115 (19th century) *Houses and Farms (16th-19th century)

Religious heritage

*The Church of Saint John the Evangelist (11th century) is registered as an historical monument. 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 the ''Canons Regular of Saint Augustine''. The Church contains several items that are registered as historical objects: **An

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(12th century) **An Altar Table (12th century) **A Statue: Saint Sebastian (16th century) **A Statue: Saint John the Evangelist drinking the poisoned cup (15th century) **A Sculpture: Jean Brazey reclining (14th century) **The Upper and Lower Stalls (14th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy ;Church Picture Gallery File:Bar-le-Regulier Clocher.jpg, The Bell Tower File:Bard le Régulier Eglise Nef.JPG, The

nave The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type ...

File:Bar-le-Regulier Autel.jpg, The Altar Table (12th century) File:Bard le Régulier Stalles.JPG, The Stalls (14th century) File:Bard le Régulier Stalles détail.JPG, A detail on the Stalls File:Bard le Régulier Stalles bestiaire.JPG, A detail on the Stalls

References

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