Bourbonne-les-Bains | |
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 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 / 47.9525°N 5.7489°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Haute-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Langres |
| Canton | Bourbonne-les-Bains |
| Intercommunality | CC des Savoir-Faire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | André Noirot[1] |
| Area 1 | 64.93 km2 (25.07 sq mi) |
| Population | 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 | bourbonne |
| 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 (French pronunciation: [buʁbɔn le bɛ̃]) is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France in the region Grand Est.[3] It is situated on the river Apance, 32 km north-east of Langres.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,179 | — |
| 1975 | 3,095 | −0.38% |
| 1982 | 3,022 | −0.34% |
| 1990 | 2,764 | −1.11% |
| 1999 | 2,495 | −1.13% |
| 2009 | 2,255 | −1.01% |
| 2014 | 2,106 | −1.36% |
| 2020 | 1,971 | −1.10% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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.[5] 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
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ↑ Commune de Bourbonne-les-Bains (52060), INSEE
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ↑ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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