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Barles
Commune
A view of the bridge over the Bès river and the tunnel at Barles
A view of the bridge over the Bès river and the tunnel at Barles
Coat of arms of Barles
Coat of arms
Barles is located in France
Barles
Barles
Location in France
Barles is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Barles
Barles
Location in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement Digne-les-Bains
Canton Seyne
Intercommunality Pays de Seyne
Area
1
 59.05 km2 (22.80 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)
 133
 • Density 2.252/km2 (5.834/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
04020 /04140
Elevation 912–2,186 m (2,992–7,172 ft)
(avg. 985 m or 3,232 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Barles is a French commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of south-eastern France.

Localities and Hamlets

Vallée du Bès (Barles)
Valley of the Bès, a view south of the village near the Château hamlet
  • Right bank of the Bès:
    • Le Seignas
    • Vaux
    • le Forest (a hamlet)
    • le Château
    • Chine
    • Saint-Pierre
    • le Bourguet
    • le Villard
    • Val-Haut
    • Le Moulin
    • le Prieuré
    • l'Adroit
    • la Sorbière
    • Charruis
    • les Vignes
    • le Jasset
    • Préoura
    • la Lâme
    • les Sauvans
    • Basse-Bloude
    • Haute-Bloude
    • le Mas
    • Paravoux
    • la Gorge
  • Left bank of the Bès:
    • La Barricade
    • le Laus
    • les Pinées
    • la Bâtie
    • le Fanget
    • Sigons ou Sigonce
    • Proussier
    • Saint-Clément
    • le Lauset
    • les Eyssarts

Images for kids

  • Saut de la pie

    Saut de la Pie Waterfall between Barles and Verdaches

  • Tunnel barles

    The Barles tunnel, built in the 1900s

  • ClueDeBarles

    The main Clue de Barles (Barles Water gap) in spring

See also

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