Bard

commune in Loire, France
Place commune_of_france Q1068707
Bard
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Bard

Summary

Bard is a commune of France[1]. Bard ranks in the top 0.98% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127 views/month, #303 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bard is located in Loire[3].
  • Bard is located in arrondissement of Montbrison[4].
  • Bard is located in Loire Forez Agglomération[5].
  • Bard is in the country of France[6].
  • Bard's instance of is recorded as commune of France[7].
  • Bard's shares border with is recorded as Verrières-en-Forez[8].
  • Bard's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Anthème[9].
  • Bard's shares border with is recorded as Écotay-l'Olme[10].
  • Bard's shares border with is recorded as Essertines-en-Châtelneuf[11].
  • Bard's shares border with is recorded as Lérigneux[12].
  • Bard's shares border with is recorded as Montbrison[13].
  • Bard's postal code is recorded as 42600[14].
  • Bard's Commons category is recorded as Bard (Loire)[15].
  • Bard's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.5875, 'lon': 4.0113888888889}[16].
  • Bard's official website is recorded as http://www.bard.fr/[17].
  • Bard's email address is recorded as mailto:mairiebard@wanadoo.fr[18].
  • Bard has a population of {'amount': '+638'}[19].
  • Bard has a population of {'amount': '+654'}[20].
  • Bard has a population of {'amount': '+682'}[21].
  • Bard has a population of {'amount': '+664'}[22].
  • Bard has a population of {'amount': '+669'}[23].
  • Bard has a population of {'amount': '+335'}[24].
  • Bard has a population of {'amount': '+343'}[25].
  • Bard has a population of {'amount': '+418'}[26].
  • Bard has a population of {'amount': '+518'}[27].

Body

Geography

Bard is in the country of France[6]. Located in include Loire[3], a department of France[28], in France[29], founded in 1793[30]; arrondissement of Montbrison[4], an arrondissement of France[31], in France[32]; and Loire Forez Agglomération[5], a public institution of intermunicipal cooperation with own taxation[33], in France[34], founded in 2017[35], headquartered in Montbrison[36].

Physical Characteristics

Bard covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+13.78'}[37]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+417'}[38], {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1271'}[39], and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+783'}[40]. Population counts include {'amount': '+638'}[19], {'amount': '+654'}[20], {'amount': '+682'}[21], {'amount': '+664'}[22], {'amount': '+669'}[23], and {'amount': '+335'}[24].

Designation and Status

Bard's instance of is recorded as commune of France[7].

Why It Matters

Bard ranks in the top 0.98% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127 views/month, #303 of 31,031).[2] Bard has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Bard is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [38] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [39] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [40] ↑ . Q133878296. data.geopf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [37] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 39
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ast', 'ca', 'ce', 'ceb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr',
    Gnd id → 7636807-5
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 21w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Official website → http://www.bard.fr/
    Local thumb → —
    Office held by head of government → Mayor of Bard
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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