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Barr
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Barr is a commune in France, situated in the Bas-Rhin department within the Grand Est region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Barr and is located in the arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein. The town shares borders with Heiligenstein, Andlau, Gertwiller, and Le Hohwald. Its official postal code is 67140, and it is twinned with Perros-Guirec.
The area of Barr is 20.61 square kilometers. Population records vary, with one source citing 7,378 residents and another listing 6,343. Among the 7,378 residents, 3,525 are male and 3,713 are female. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 971 meters in one dataset and 211 meters in another. The associated electoral district is the canton of Obernai.
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Grand Est
- Department
- Bas-Rhin
- Arrondissement
- Sélestat-Erstein
- Canton
- Obernai
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Nathalie Ernst
- Area
- 20.61 km (7.96 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 7,057
- Density
- 342.4/km (886.8/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 67021 /67140
- Elevation
- 176–971 m (577–3,186 ft)
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Official website
Site officiel de la ville de Barr - Accueil
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Encyclopedic overview
Barr ( French pronunciation: [baʁ] ; in Alsatian Borr) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in the Alsace region of north-eastern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Barrois or Barroises.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Barr” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.