Bourbon-l'Archambault
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Location within Auvergne region
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Moulins | |
| Canton | Bourbon-l'Archambault | |
| Intercommunality | Bocage Bourbonnais | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Yves Girardot | |
| Area1 | 54.84 km2 (21.17 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 2,561 | |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03036 / 03160 | |
| Elevation | 215–321 m (705–1,053 ft) (avg. 260 m or 850 ft) |
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Bourbon-l'Archambault is a spa town and a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne in central France. It is the place of origin of the House of Bourbon. In 1300, Louis Bourbon built this city when he was made Grand Chambrier of France.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 2,607 | — |
| 1968 | 2,607 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2,598 | −0.3% |
| 1982 | 2,550 | −1.8% |
| 1990 | 2,630 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 2,564 | −2.5% |
| 2008 | 2,593 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 2,561 | −1.2% |
Source: INSEE[1]
Personalities
In 1681, Louise Marie Anne de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Tours, the third daughter of Louis XIV and his mistress Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan died there at the age of seven.
Over three decades later, on 26 May 1707, Mme de Montespan also died in Bourbon-l'Archambault.
In 1915, mathematician André Lichnerowicz was born here (died 1998).
See also
References
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External links
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Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Bourbon l'Archambault. |
- Tourist office website (in French)
- Non official website (in French)
- Romanesque art at Bourbon-l'Archambault
- Spa information (in French)
- National Specialty of the Bourbonnais pointer club in Bourbon-l'Archambault (in English and French)
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