Bourbonne-les-Bains
Bourbonne-les-Bains | |
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 The town hall in Bourbonne-les-Bains | |
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Location of Bourbonne-les-Bains  | |
  Bourbonne-les-Bains  Bourbonne-les-Bains | |
| Coordinates: 47°57′09″N 5°44′56″E / 47.9525°N 5.7489°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 (2021)[1] | 1,969 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (79/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. | |
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]
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.
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References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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