Bar-sur-Aube

Bar-sur-Aube (French: [baʁ syʁ ob] , literally Bar on Aube) is a commune and a sub-prefecture in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of France.

Bar-sur-Aube
Subprefecture and commune
Town hall of Bar-sur-Aube
Location of Bar-sur-Aube
Bar-sur-Aube
Bar-sur-Aube
Coordinates: 48°16′N 4°43′E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentAube
ArrondissementBar-sur-Aube
CantonBar-sur-Aube
IntercommunalityRégion de Bar sur Aube
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Philippe Borde
Area
1
16.27 km2 (6.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
4,753
  Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
10033 /10200
Elevation156–348 m (512–1,142 ft)
(avg. 166 m or 545 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Surrounded by hills and Champagne vineyards, the city is traversed by the river Aube, from which it derives its name.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Baralbins or Baralbines and Barsuraubois or Barsurauboises.

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.

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