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| Bar-le-Duc | ||
| region | Grand Est | |
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| Residents | 14.733 (2018) | |
| height | 240 m | |
| Tourist information Tel | 33329791113 | |
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Bar-le-Duc is the seat of the prefecture of the department Meuse in the region Grand Est (before 2016 Lorraine) in France. The city is on the bank of the river Ornainwho is about the Saulx and the Marne to His drains.
background
The city, located on the old border of the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of France, has an eventful history. Since 1354 it was the capital of the Duchy of Bar, which at times as Barrois mouvant (paying homage to Barrois) was a French fiefdom, but came to Lorraine in 1485 until it finally became French in 1766. The renaissance quarter in the upper town with stately houses from the 16th to 18th centuries is well preserved. The city has around 15,500 inhabitants (2015).
getting there
By plane
It makes sense to arrive by plane via the Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport
(IATA: CDG) and on by train. The closer ones Châlons Vatry Airport(IATA: XCR) , a good 70 km away, and the Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport(IATA: ETZ) , a good 80 km, have only a few connections.
By train
With the TGV Est it is from Paris 1:40 hours from Strasbourg Bar-le-Duc becomes Bar-le-Duc with the TGV (up to Meuse TGV) and can be reached by bus from the SNCF in around one and a half hours. Of Saarbrücken it is around 2:45 hours with the regional express and TER via Metz Ville.
In the street
Of Paris it is 237 km on the Route national 4 to Saint-Dizier, the last 22 km on the D635. From Germany you drive via Saarbrücken and Metz on the German BAB 6 and the French motorways Autoroute A 320 and Autoroute A 4 (the latter mostly subject to toll), from the Freiburg i. Br. Cheaper via Strasbourg, to exit 30 Voie Sacrée and further on Voie Sacrée (NVS), which in the First World War was the only access from France to the largely enclosed Verdun was, to Bar-le-Duc. One can also do well from Nancy above Toul and on the four-lane developed, non-toll road Route national 4 go to Bar-le-Duc Ligny-en-Barrois on the N135.
By boat
The city can be reached from both the Rhine and the Seine via the Rhine-Marne Canal are approached.
By bicycle
The Maas cycle route touched Commercy and Saint-Mihielbut not Bar-le-Duc.
mobility
The upper town can be easily explored on foot. Climbing up from the lower town can be sweaty.
Tourist Attractions
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In the lower town
- The Notre-Dame church from the 12th century
- The Notre Dame Bridge
- The Collège Gille de Trêves from 1571.
In the upper town
- The late Gothic Saint-Etienne church with a crucifixion group and the sculpture Le Transi of the sculptor Ligier Richier from the 16th century, the figure of a decaying corpse.
- The Castle of the Dukes of Bar, today Barrois Museum.
- The clock tower, Remnant of the former ducal palace, on rue de l'Horloge.
- Numerous Hotels particuliers from the 16th to 18th centuries, including the Hotel de Florainville and the Hôtel de Salm.
activities
Museums
Events
- May: Les Musicales en Barrois
- First weekend in July: Festival RenaissanceS
shop
- Confiture de bar, a transparent currant jam whose berries are pitted with a goose feather. It is also called Caviar from bar designated. On sale at: Á la Lorraine, 35, rue de l'Etoile, 55000 Bar-le-Duc, tel. 33329790681.
kitchen
In August, and especially on Sundays and Mondays, it is difficult to find an open restaurant at all. It is then a good idea:
- Le Comptoir du Maître Kanter, 17, boulevard de la Rochelle, 55000 Bar-le-Duc (in the lower town). Tel.: 33329767500.
- Bistro St-Jean, 132 boulevard dela Rochelle, 55000 Bar-le-Duc. Tel.: 33329454040. not open February 1st - 10th, July.Open: not Monday, Thursday evening, Saturday noon, Sunday evening.Price: menu 36 EUR.
nightlife
accommodation
- la renaissance, 11 rue Sainte Marguerite, Bar-le-Duc. centrally located holiday home with very steep stairs to the upper floors.
- Ibis Budget Bar-le-Duc, 5 rue des Valottes, 55000 Bar-le-Duc. Tel.: 33892684031. Chain hotel (Accor group), 69 rooms, 3 km outside in the south-east in Savonnières-devant-Bar.Price: room from 49 EUR.
- Camping du Château, rue Jean Bernard, 55000 Bar-le-Duc. Tel.: 33329791733, Email: [email protected]. 25 places, open May to September.
health
Practical advice
| Brief information | |
| surface | 23.6 km² |
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| Phone code | |
| Post Code | F 55000 |
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| Time zone | UTC 1 |
| Emergency call | 112 |
trips
- The impressive ruin of the Cistercian Abbey of Trois-Fontaines is less than 20 km to the west.
- The Zone rouge of Verdun (around 60 km north) portrays one of the bloodiest battles of the First World War.
literature
- Peter Volkelt / Horst van Hees: Reclams Art Guide France III: Lorraine - Ardennes - Eastern Champagne, Philipp Reclam jun., Stuttgart 1983, pp. 33-42, ISBN 3-15-010319-3 .
Tourist Office
- Office de Tourisme Meuse Grand Sud, 7, rue Jeanne d'Arc, 55000 Bar-le-Duc, web: [email protected], with seasonal information point in the upper town: Èglise Saint-Etienne
Web links
- http://www.barleduc.fr - Official website of Bar-le-Duc
