Brides-les-Bains
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Brides-les-Bains |
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 Brides-les-Bains
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Albertville |
| Canton | Bozel |
| Mayor | Denise Shelley (2001–2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 556–1,040 m (1,824–3,410 ft) (avg. 580 m or 1,900 ft) |
| Land area1 | 2.63 km2 (1.02 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 597 (2006) |
| - Density | 227 /km2 (590 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73057/ 73570 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 45°27′12″N 6°34′03″E / 45.4533°N 6.5675°E
Brides-les-Bains is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
It was an Olympic Village for the 1992 Winter Games.
It is a popular holiday destination for English tourists owing to its easy accessibility via Eurostar direct from London and its cable-car link direct to the ski slopes at Méribel, a major resort eight miles away.
Although Brides-les-Bains' main attraction to tourists is its convenience for Méribel, the village boasts a few attractions, including several health spas and a casino, and a few sites of historic or cultural interest, including the springs from which the town takes its name, a medieval church and a statue made out of piping entitled "La Manche de Chapeau."
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