Le Bar-sur-Loup

Le Bar-sur-Loup (, "Le Bar-on-Loup"; ; ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. Originally known simply as Le Bar, the commune was renamed Le Bar-sur-Loup by a decree dated 27 March 1961 published in the Journal officiel on 1 April, with effect from 2 April 1961. In 2019, it had a population of 2,921. Its inhabitants are known as Aubarnais in French – Aubarnenc in Occitan – or simply Barois. Geography The commune gets its name from the Loup, a coastal river that runs through it. The Loup flows into the Mediterranean near Villeneuve-Loubet.