Бар-сюр-Сен: Коммуна в регионе Гранд-Эст, Франция

Commune in Grand Est, France

Bar sur Seine (baʁ syʁ sɛn, literally Bar on Seine) is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north central France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Barrois or Barroises and Barséquanais or Barséquanaises. The commune has been awarded three flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.

Bar sur Seine is located some 20 km south east of Troyes and 25 km north west of Montliot et Courcelles. Access to the commune is by the D671 road from Virey sous Bar in the north west which passes through the town and continues south east to Celles sur Ource. The D443 comes from Magnant in the north east also passing through the village and continuing south west to Villemorien. The D63 also goes to Magnant by a slightly longer route. The D4 goes from the town to Ville sur Arce in the south east. The D49 branches from the D443 on the right bank of the Seine and goes north west to Courtenot. There is also the railway passing through the commune from Saint Parres lès Vaudes in the north east and continuing to the next station at Polisot in the south east. Apart from the town there are the hamlets of Avaleur and La Bordé. There are large forests to the north east and south west of the town with the rest of the commune farmland.

In 2017 the commune had 3,018 inhabitants.

Most Champagne vines are grown in the Marne department (on Cretaceous land) in the Marne valley (to the west of Château Thierry) and on a series of lands straddling the Tertiary and Cretaceous (Avize, Vertus, Sézanne etc.) Champagnes of Aube are very eccentric and very southern compared to other Champagnes and are grown on Jurassic lands which makes them distinctive. This area of Aube Champagnes includes other neighbouring communes such as Les Riceys and Bar sur Aube.