Barnas () is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southern France.INSEE commune file
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Barnassiens or Barnassiennes.Inhabitants of Ardèche
Geography Barnas is located some 20 km west by northwest of Aubenas and 30 km east by southeast of Pradelles. Access to the commune is by Route nationale N102 which passes through the centre of the commune and the village from Mayres in the west and continuing to Thueyts in the east. The commune is mostly forest and moderately mountainous. There is a hotel and petrol station in the commune.
The Ardèche river flows through the commune from west to east parallel to the highway. There are a number of tributaries that feed into the river in the commune. On the right bank from west to east these are: The Ruisseau d'Abraham The Ruisseau des Combes The Ruisseau de l'Horesson The Ruisseau de Bournazon The Ruisseau de Chadenac Ou de Chateau which form the eastern border of the commune.
On the left bank the river is fed by: The Ruisseau du Grand VaVat The Rieu Jilieux The Ruisseau de la Farre The Ruisseau du Saut which forms the eastern border north of the river.
History Barnas appears as Barnas on the 1750 Cassini Map but does not appear at all on the 1790 version. The commune Barnas was created in 1913 from part of the commune of Thueyts.
Heraldry
Administration
List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name Party 1959 2001 René Vidal PCF 2001 2020 Joel Laurent 2020 2023 Jean-Luc Vidal 2023 current Lynda Bouet
Demography
Sites and Monuments The Chapdenac Tower A 19th century Church
See also Communes of the Ardèche department
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