Barnave, Drôme

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Location of Barnave

(2020–2026) Michelle Philippe^[1]Area

13.06 km² (5.04 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

213 • Density16/km² (42/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

26025 /26310

Elevation474–1,339 m (1,555–4,393 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Barnave is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Geography

Barnave is a small village opposite to the Dome Pie Ferre (2040m) of Glandasse. The territory is crossed by the Barnavette River, a small creek which empties into the Drôme. The village lies 13 kilometres from the canton capital of Luc-en-Diois.

Hamlets

Le Serre: A sheep farm destined for organic meat production.
La Louine: Contains three residential houses and two farms. The distillery, formerly owned by the CUMA, dates from 1946 but the structure fell into ruin, and was sold in 2007 and is now in production again.
La Bégude: Residential hamlet.
Le Moulin de Jansac: Housing, largely dependent on Recoubeau-Jansac.
La Perlette: The hamlet now has more than one farm and is about 3 km from the village as the crow flies, on the other side of the Drôme.
Les Brunets: Imposing farmhouse converted into a second home.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	117	—
1975	109	−1.01%
1982	119	+1.26%
1990	125	+0.62%
1999	155	+2.42%
2009	162	+0.44%
2014	176	+1.67%
2020	209	+2.91%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Architecture

The typical architecture of houses in the village of Barnave is a mixture of Roman influences and early medieval. The stone extracted from fields and limestone form the basis for almost all houses that make up the village. There are still significant remnants of feudal times in Barnave. The ruins of the old village are still visible, as is the traces of a castle. A large portion of the castle wall is still standing. The commune also contains a nineteenth-century church and a temple.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE