commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Ardèche
Ardèche (; oc, Ardecha; frp, Ardecha) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It is named after the river Ardèche and had a population of 328,278 as of 2019.department in the
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Au ...
region of southern
France
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.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Barnassiens or Barnassiennes.
Geography
Barnas is located some 20 km west by northwest of
Aubenas
Aubenas (; oc, Aubenàs) is a commune in the southern part of the Ardèche department in Southern France. It is the seat of several government offices. The mountainous and rugged countryside is popular for vacation homes. The river Ardèche fl ...
and 30 km east by southeast of Pradelles. Access to the commune is by
Route nationale
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N102 which passes through the centre of the commune and the village from Mayres in the west and continuing to
Thueyts
Thueyts (; oc, Tuèis) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Ardèche department
The following is a list of the 335 communes of the Ardèche department of France.
The commun ...
in the east. The commune is mostly forest and moderately mountainous. There is a hotel and petrol station in the commune.
The Ardèche river flows through the commune from west to east parallel to the highway. There are a number of tributaries that feed into the river in the commune. On the right bank from west to east these are:
*The Ruisseau d'Abraham
*The Ruisseau des Combes
*The Ruisseau de l'Horesson
*The Ruisseau de Bournazon
*The Ruisseau de Chadenac Ou de Chateau which form the eastern border of the commune.
On the left bank the river is fed by:
*The Ruisseau du Grand VaVat
*The Rieu Jilieux
*The Ruisseau de la Farre
*The Ruisseau du Saut which forms the eastern border north of the river.
History
Barnas appears as ''Barnas'' on the 1750
Cassini Map
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but does not appear at all on the 1790 version. The commune Barnas was created in 1913 from part of the commune of
Thueyts
Thueyts (; oc, Tuèis) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Ardèche department
The following is a list of the 335 communes of the Ardèche department of France.
The commun ...
.
Heraldry
Administration
List of Successive
Mayors
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