Bourbonne-les-Bains

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.

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	CC des Savoir-Faire [fr]
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	André Noirot[1]
Area 1	64.93 km2 (25.07 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	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.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

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.

Sights

• Arboretum de Montmorency

Notable people

• Louis Marie Joseph de Brigode (1776-1827), former mayor of Lille from 1802 to 1816 and Pair de France, died à Bourbonne

Le Balcon, a painting by René-Xavier Prinet

• Ernest Noirot (1851-1913), a French comic actor, born and died in the town
• Paul Maistre (1858-1922), highly decorated general, buried in the town before being transferred at Les Invalides in Paris
• René-Xavier Prinet (1861-1946), painter and illustrator, used to live in Bourbonne-les-Bains, died and is buried there with his spouse Jeanne (1865-1958), born Jaquemin, herself native from the town
• Gabriel Guérin (1869-1916), painter, born in Bourbonne
• Maurice Constantin-Weyer (1881-1964), writer, prix Goncourt 1928, was born and lived his first years in Bourbonne
• Henri Sautot (1885-1963), born in Bourbonne, governor of New Caledonia and mayor of Nouméa from 1947 to 1953
• Clément Serveau (1886-1972), painter, designer, engraver and illustrator, lived and is buried in this town
• Georges Fréset (1894-1975), naturalist painter whose works are exhibited at the town museum
• Robert Gouby (1919-1944), resistance fighter, Companion of the Liberation, spent part of his childhood in Bourbonne. His name was given to a road in the town, at the entrance to which there is also a commemorative stele.

Sister cities

• Weiskirchen, Germany

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Marne department