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- Joseph-Antoine de La BarreJoseph-Antoine de La BarreJoseph-Antoine le Fèbvre de LaBarre was the Governor of New France from 1682 to 1685. He had previously been Governor of Auvergne and of the French Antilles ....
(1622–1688), governor of New France from 1682 to 1685 - Jean-François de la BarreJean-François de la BarreJean-François Lefevre de la Barre was a French nobleman, famous for having been tortured and beheaded before his body was burnt on a pyre along with Voltaire's "Philosophical Dictionary". He is often said to have been executed for not saluting a procession, but the elements of the case were far...
(1745-1766) - Michel de la BarreMichel de la BarreMichel de la Barre was a French composer and renowned flautist known as being the first person to publish solo flute music...
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La Barre or Barre is the name or part of the name of several communes of FranceFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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- La BarreLa Barre, JuraLa Barre is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France.-References:*...
, in the Jura département - La BarreLa Barre, Haute-SaôneLa Barre is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.-La Barre in popular culture:The fictional character Jean-Luc Picard of the American science-fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation was born and raised in La Barre. La Barre is...
, in the Haute-SaôneHaute-SaôneHaute-Saône is a French department of the Franche-Comté région, named after the Saône River.- History :The department was created in the early years of the French Revolution through the application of a law dated 22 December 1789, from part of the former province of Franche-Comté...
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- La Barre-de-MontsLa Barre-de-MontsLa Barre-de-Monts is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.-References:*...
, in the VendéeVendéeThe Vendée is a department in the Pays-de-la-Loire region in west central France, on the Atlantic Ocean. The name Vendée is taken from the Vendée river which runs through the south-eastern part of the department.-History:...
département - La Barre-de-SemillyLa Barre-de-SemillyLa Barre-de-Semilly is a commune in the Manche department in the Basse-Normandie region in north-western France.-See also:*Communes of the Manche department...
, in the MancheMancheManche is a French department in Normandy named after La Manche , which is the French name for the English Channel.- History :Manche is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
département - La Barre-en-OucheLa Barre-en-OucheLa Barre-en-Ouche is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the EureEureEure is a department in the north of France named after the river Eure.- History :Eure is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
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