What is "barjou"

Barjou, France is a tiny hamlet that lies just off the main D660 road linking Beaumont-du-Périgord and Monpazier. It is 9 km from Monpazier and about the same distance to Beaumont. Administratively, it is part of the commune of Sainte-Croix, in the Dordogne département.

A significant number of the existing farmhouses and barns have been renovated or adapted since the 1970s and are owned by overseas residents. Some farming still exists and there is a pear orchard at the entrance to the village from the D660.

Until the 1980s the 'place' at the centre of the village was dominated by Elm trees, which are now gone, a result of Dutch Elm Disease. Since the building of the D660, the ancient highway between Beaumont and Monpazier has become little more than a walking route and passes close to and through some gardens. The French adjective for a resident of Barjou is Barjevin (m) and Barjevine (f).