Bourbonne-les-Bains

Bourbonne-les-Bains
Commune
Bourbonne-les-Bains
Location within Grand Est region
Bourbonne-les-Bains
Coordinates: 47°57′09″N 5°44′56″E / 47.9525°N 5.7489°E / 47.9525; 5.7489Coordinates: 47°57′09″N 5°44′56″E / 47.9525°N 5.7489°E / 47.9525; 5.7489
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
Area1 64.93 km2 (25.07 sq mi)
Population (2015)2 2,118
 • Density 33/km2 (84/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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.[1]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19622,930—    
19683,179+8.5%
19753,095−2.6%
19823,022−2.4%
19902,764−8.5%
19992,495−9.7%
20062,275−8.8%
20092,255−0.9%

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.[1] The name probably derives from the Gallo-Roman deity Borvo. More than 11,000 patients visit the spa each year.

Sights

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Wikisource Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bourbonne-les-Bains". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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