Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Barbirey-sur-Ouche (French pronunciation:
[baʁbiʁɛ syʁ uʃ] , literally Barbirey on
Ouche ) is a
commune in the
Côte-d'Or
department in the
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern
France .
[3]
Geography
Barbirey-sur-Ouche is located some 25 km south-west of
Dijon and 11 km east of
Créancey . Access to the commune is by the D33 road from
Gissey-sur-Ouche in the north-east which passes through the village and continues south to
Saint-Victor-sur-Ouche . The D114 goes west from the village then north-west to
Grenant-lès-Sombernon . The commune is heavily forested on the hillsides to the north and south with farmland in the valley.
[4]
[5]
The
Ouche river passes through the commune just east of the village flowing from south to north to eventually join the
Saône just east of
Saint-Jean-de-Losne . The Ruisseau de la Gironde flows from the west down the valley to join the Ouche near the village. The
Canal de Bourgogne (Burgundy Canal) also passes through the commune parallel to the Ouche on the eastern side. There are two locks in the commune - the Écluse de Dainevy to the south and another lock further north.
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Neighbouring communes and villages
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History
On 17 March 1794 Jean Vivant Micault de Corbeton (10 May 1725 - 17 March 1794), Chairman of the Parliament of Burgundy in Dijon before the
French Revolution , Lord of
Agey ,
Meilly-sur-Rouvres ,
Rouvres-sous-Meilly ,
Saligny ,
Liernolles ,
Maconge , Barbirey-sur-Ouche,
Santenay ,
Pommard , and other places, last Marquis of
Joncy , and husband of Marie Françoise Trudaine, was beheaded in the Place du Morimont (now the Place Emile Zola ) in Dijon.
Barbirey-sur-Ouche appears as Barbirey fur Ouche on the 1750
Cassini Map
[6] and the same on the 1790 version.
[7]
Heraldry
Arms of Barbirey-sur-Ouche
Blazon:
Azure, a bend vivré of Or debruised by a label of 5 points of Gules at honour point.
Administration
List of Successive
Mayors
[8]
From
To
Name
1944
1981
Maurice Coquet
1981
1995
Jean-Paul Coquet
1995
2008
Michel Guichard
2008
2014
Jean-Claude Hayme
2014
2020
Robert Bott
2020
2026
Valérie Paupert
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Barbirotins or Barbirotines in French.
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Historical population Year
Pop.
±% p.a. 1793 327 — 1800 158 −9.87% 1806 186 +2.76% 1821 358 +4.46% 1831 373 +0.41% 1836 393 +1.05% 1841 389 −0.20% 1846 459 +3.36% 1851 459 +0.00% 1856 436 −1.02% 1861 387 −2.36% 1866 429 +2.08% 1872 393 −1.45% 1876 385 −0.51% 1881 352 −1.78% 1886 323 −1.70% 1891 362 +2.31% 1896 343 −1.07%
Year
Pop.
±% p.a. 1901 339 −0.23% 1906 315 −1.46% 1911 287 −1.84% 1921 260 −0.98% 1926 214 −3.82% 1931 203 −1.05% 1936 169 −3.60% 1946 149 −1.25% 1954 157 +0.66% 1962 137 −1.69% 1968 124 −1.65% 1975 108 −1.95% 1982 140 +3.78% 1990 177 +2.97% 1999 224 +2.65% 2007 273 +2.50% 2012 245 −2.14% 2017 216 −2.49%
Source: EHESS
[10] and INSEE
[11]
Culture and heritage
Panorama of the Chateau Grounds
Civil heritage
The Lavoir at Jaugey
The commune has a number of buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:
A Vineyard (19th century)
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Houses and Farms (18th-19th century)
[13]
A Chateau (16th century)
[14]
The Chateau Grounds (17th century)
[15]
A
Lavoir (Public laundry) at Jaugey (1836).
[16] The Lavoir contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
A Bronze Bell (1515)
[17]
The Furniture in the Lavoir
[18]
A
Lavoir (Public laundry) (1863)
[19]
A School (19th century)
[20]
Other sites of interest
Barbirey-sur-Ouche Picture Gallery
Panorama of the Chateau and grounds
The Tumulus
The cave at Roche Chèvre
Entry to the Chateau
The Chateau
The Dovecote at the Chateau
The entry to the bread oven
The bread oven at the Chateau
Plaque commemorating Charles de Foucauld
A lock on the
Canal de Bourgogne in Barbirey-sur-Ouche
Religious heritage
The Church of Saint Martin
The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
The Parish Church of Saint Martin (12th century).
[21] The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
A Bronze Bell (1521)
[22]
Statues (16th-19th century)
[23]
The Furniture in the Church
[24]
A Half-relief: Adoration of the Shepherds (18th century)
[25]
A
Retable (18th century)
[26]
See also
References
^
"Répertoire national des élus: les maires" . data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
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"Populations légales 2021" (in French).
The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies . 28 December 2023.
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INSEE commune file
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b
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Barbirey-sur-Ouche on Google Maps
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Barbirey-sur-Ouche on the Géoportail from
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
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Barbirey fur Ouche on the 1750 Cassini Map
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Barbirey fur Ouche on the 1790 Cassini Map
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List of Mayors of France (in French)
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Le nom des habitants du 21 - Côte-d'Or , habitants.fr
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui :
Commune data sheet Barbirey-sur-Ouche ,
EHESS (in French) .
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Population en historique depuis 1968 , INSEE
^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
IA00059694 Vineyard (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
IA00059856 House 1
IA00059857 Farmhouse 2
IA00059855 House 2
IA00059854 House 3
IA00059853 House at Jaugey
IA00059817 Houses and Farms (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
IA00059695 Chateau (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
PA21000032 Chateau Grounds (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
IA00125210
IA00059781 Lavoir at Jaugey (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy
PM21000165 Bronze Bell (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy
IM21004363 Furniture in the Lavoir (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
IA00059780 Lavoir (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
IA00059693 School (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
IA00059696 Parish Church of Saint Martin (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy
PM21000164 Bronze bell (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy
PM21000163 Virgin and child
IM21004361 Saint Catherine of Alexandria
IM21004360 Saint reading
IM21004358 Virgin and child (No. 1)
IM21004359 Virgin and child (No. 2)
IM21004356 2 Statues: Saints Martin and Sebastian (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy
IM21004362 Furniture in the Church (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy
IM21004357 Half-relief: Adoration of the Shepherds (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy
IM21004355 Retable (in French)