Bourbon-Lancy

Bourbon-Lancy
Bourbon-Lancy
	Commune
	Medieval center
	Coat of arms
	Location of Bourbon-Lancy
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	Coordinates: 46°37′13″N 3°46′27″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Charolles
Canton	Digoin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Edith Gueugneau[1]
Area 1	55.73 km2 (21.52 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[2]	4,927
• Density	88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	71047 /71140
Elevation	202–346 m (663–1,135 ft) ; (avg. 240 m or 790 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bourbon-Lancy is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

It is a rural town on the river Loire with a walled medieval area on the dominant hill. It has an authentic medieval belfry, wooden frame houses and fortifications which date from 1495.

History

Situated in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté on the road from Paris to Lyon, and on the Loire, the city's history spans well over 2000 years. Bourbon-Lancy is a spa town with thermal springs which have been known since Roman times, when it was known as Aquae Bormonis and enjoyed great prosperity. In the Middle Ages, Bourbon-Lancy was an important stronghold and a fief of the Bourbon family, and its suffix is derived from the name of a member of the family.

Cardinal Richelieu, Madame de Sévigné, James II of England, Catherine de Medici and other celebrated people visited the thermal springs in the 17th and 18th centuries.[3]

During the 19th and early 20th centuries, it was a center for the manufacture of agricultural machinery.

Toponymy

The name Bourbon is derived from the name of the Gallic and Italic god Borvo and signifies bubbling or boiling, referring to the thermal hot springs in the town.

Industry

Fiat Powertrain Technologies, a Fiat plant
H. F. Guy, cabinet maker for the French loudspeaker manufacturer Focal S.A., on the site of the former factory used by lingerie-maker Dim (now DBApparel) between 1965 and 2001.

Tourism

Church of Saint Nazaire

Medieval walls of Bourbon-Lancy

Musée Saint Nazaire – housed in the 11th century Saint Nazaire Church - artifacts from ancient & modern Bourbon-Lancy
Medieval center – shops, restaurants and an inn
Thermal spas
Musée du Breuil
Musée de la Machine Agricole Puzenat et des outils du bois
Le Casino De Bourbon-Lancy

Eglise du Sacré Coeur

References

"Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
"Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bourbon-Lancy". Encyclopædia Britannica. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 328–329.

External links

Official site of Bourbon-Lancy in French
Shops and administrations of Bourbon-Lancy in French

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

[2] "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

[EB1911-3] One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bourbon-Lancy". Encyclopædia Britannica. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 328–329.