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
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Coordinates: 47°57′09″N 5°44′56″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 km^2 (25.07 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	2,073
• Density	32/km^2 (83/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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
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.

Sights

• Arboretum de Montmorency

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Marne department

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.