Bourbonne-les-Bains
Bourbonne-les-Bains is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in northeastern France in the region Grand Est and is located 57 km north east of Langres.[2]
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Coordinates: 47°57′09″N 5°44′56″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Haute-Marne |
Arrondissement | Langres |
Canton | Bourbonne-les-Bains |
Intercommunality | fr:Communauté de communes des Savoir-Faire |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Dominique Richard-Brice |
Area 1 | 64.93 km2 (25.07 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,073 |
• Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 52060 /52400 |
Elevation | 245–444 m (804–1,457 ft) (avg. 282 m or 925 ft) |
Website | http://www.bourbonne.com |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 2,930 | — |
1968 | 3,179 | +8.5% |
1975 | 3,095 | −2.6% |
1982 | 3,022 | −2.4% |
1990 | 2,764 | −8.5% |
1999 | 2,495 | −9.7% |
2006 | 2,275 | −8.8% |
2009 | 2,255 | −0.9% |
Spa
Bourbonne is a health resort due to hot springs. These thermal springs were known to the Gauls and to the Romans who built baths. The Romans called the springs Aquae Borvonis.[2] The name probably derives from the Gallo-Roman deity Borvo. More than 11,000 patients visit the spa each year.
Sights
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. .
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