A village in the French countryside where Jean-Luc Picard was born and raised, and where his family has tended the vineyards of Château Picard for generations.
La Barre is the Picard family's home in France. Jean-Luc Picard was born there in 2305 and left the vineyards for Starfleet against the wishes of his father Maurice.
The village is first seen in The Next Generation episode Family, when Picard returns after his assimilation by the Borg and finally makes peace with his brother Robert. Generations reveals that Robert and his son René later died in a fire at the house.
In Picard the retired admiral lives at the château, making wine with the Romulans Laris and Zhaban until Dahj's arrival draws him back into space. The second season revisits the house in 2024 and explores his childhood memories of his mother Yvette.