Barberier () is a commune in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France.INSEE commune file
Geography Barberier is located some north-west of Vichy and some north by north-east of Gannat. Access to the commune is by the D36 road from Étroussat in the west which passes through the centre of the commune and the village and continues east to join the D2009 east of the commune. The D183 comes from Bayet in the north and also passes through the centre of the commune, intersecting the D36 at the village, continuing south to join the D66 south of the commune. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Les Varennes in the south, La Grange Neuve in the east, and Bompré in the north.Barberier on Google MapsBarberier on the Géoportail from IGN
The Sioule river flows north along the south-eastern border of the commune and continues north to join the Allier north-east of Contigny.
History Barberier appears as Barbrier on the 1750 Cassini MapBarbrier on the 1750 Cassini Map and the same the 1790 version.Barbrier on the 1790 Cassini Map
Administration
List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name 2001 2014 Claude Pornin 2014 Current Philippe Château
Demography
Sites and monuments There are two sites in the commune that are registered as historical monuments: The Château of Bompré (15th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The old Church of Saint André (12th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
See also Communes of the Allier department
Bibliography Raymond d'Azémar, Étroussat, Barberier. Municipal Chronicles from the Revolution to today, Montluçon, 1983
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