Bard-le-Régulier () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.INSEE commune file
Geography Bard-le-Régulier is located in the Massif of Morvan in a natural regional park at the foot of Mount Bard some 60 km south-west of Dijon, 25 km north of Autun, 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 MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name 2001 2020 Raymond Morel 2020 2026 Patrick Genotte
Demography The inhabitants of the commune are known as Barriens or Barriennes in French.Le nom des habitants du 21 - Côte-d'Or, habitants.fr
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)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Farmhouse on the D115 (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Houses and Farms (16th-19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
Religious heritage
The Church of Saint John the Evangelist (11th century) is registered as an historical monument.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée 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 Altar (12th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy An Altar Table (12th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Statue: Saint Sebastian (16th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Statue: Saint John the Evangelist drinking the poisoned cup (15th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Sculpture: Jean Brazey reclining (14th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy The Upper and Lower Stalls (14th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy
Church Picture Gallery
See also Communes of the Côte-d'Or department Parc naturel régional du Morvan
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