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]

Bourbonne-les-Bains
Commune
The town hall in Bourbonne-les-Bains
Coat of arms
Location of Bourbonne-les-Bains
Bourbonne-les-Bains
Bourbonne-les-Bains
Coordinates: 47°57′09″N 5°44′56″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentHaute-Marne
ArrondissementLangres
CantonBourbonne-les-Bains
Intercommunalityfr: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
 • Density32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
52060 /52400
Elevation245–444 m (804–1,457 ft)
(avg. 282 m or 925 ft)
Websitehttp://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
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.[2] 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. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bourbonne-les-Bains" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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