Evaux-les-Bains
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Creuse | |
| Arrondissement | Aubusson | |
| Canton | Évaux-les-Bains (main town) | |
| Community association | Creuse Confluence | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 11 ′ N , 2 ° 29 ′ E | |
| height | 292-560 m | |
| surface | 45.55 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,390 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 31 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 23110 | |
| INSEE code | 23076 | |
| Website | evaux-les-bains.net | |
 Church of St. Peter and Paul |
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Évaux-les-Bains is a French commune with 1,390 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Creuse in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The community is a spa town founded by the Romans .
geography
The municipality borders the Allier and Puy-de-Dôme departments . Évaux-les-Bains is located 20 kilometers southwest of Montluçon . The river Tardes runs along the northern border of the municipality , into which the Chat Cros flows from the south .
coat of arms
Description : Three golden rafters in black and a five-pointed golden star in a shield base
history
The Roman legions of Caesar were the first to use the thermal springs around 50 BC. After the springs were used extensively in antiquity, the thermal baths were destroyed by the migration of peoples . It was not until the 19th century that it was used again in a comparable way. In the Middle Ages, the Saint Pierre et Paul abbey church was built in Évaux . In 1831 a society of thermal baths was founded. Évaux was a few decades later with the railway Bourges - Miécaze connected, which is now closed to the railway network. As a result of these developments, thermal baths flourished in this era. In the 20th century the thermal baths were continuously modernized. In 2001 the important thermal station in Limousin was completely renovated.
The most famous son of the community is the librettist Edmond Rochefort (1790–1871).
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 1771 | 1822 | 1727 | 1810 | 1716 | 1545 | 1546 | 1386 |
Personalities
- Edmond Rochefort (1790-1871), librettist
