La Bourboule
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
| Arrondissement | Issoire | |
| Canton | Le Sancy (main town) | |
| Community association | Massif du Sancy | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 35 ' N , 2 ° 44' E | |
| height | 812-1,408 m | |
| surface | 12.74 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,789 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 140 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 63150 | |
| INSEE code | 63047 | |
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La Bourboule is a French commune with 1,789 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It is located in the Arrondissement of Issoire and in the canton of Le Sancy .
geography
The thermal and climatic health resort is located approx. 50 km southwest of Clermont-Ferrand and 7 km west of Mont-Dore at 812 to 1408 m above sea level below the Puy de Sancy on the upper reaches of the Dordogne and its tributary Vendeix .
history
The town's bathing system is old: the “balanea” of La Bourboule were mentioned as early as the early 15th century . In the 19th century the place experienced the rise to a famous health resort; a first spa was opened in 1821. Today's thermal buildings can be found on the river banks, connected by several bridges. The spa park and two casinos from the 19th century complement the spa town. Two springs with a low arsenic content are used for therapeutic purposes for skin and respiratory diseases: the 60 ° C Choussy Perrière spring and the Fenêstre spring , which is only 20 degrees warm . They also specialize in children's cures.
Population development
| 1930 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 2,700 | 2,336 | 2,496 | 2,392 | 2,384 | 2.113 | 2,043 | 2,049 |
Attractions
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- La Roche des Fées
- The Church of St Joseph, built in 1885–88 by the architect Antoine Gardin, who was inspired by the Orcival basilica ; neo-romance ; with reliefs and sculptures made of light lava stone by Henri Charlier
- Many buildings in the typical architectural style of the Belle Epoque
- The great "Parc Fenestre"
- The Vedeix Bridge decorated with mosaics
- Les Grands Thermes (1821; 1876; 1976)
- Les Thermes de Choussy (1463; 1810; 1828; 1862)
- Hôtel de ville (town hall) with lovely fabric wallpapers by Ch. Goiun
- Castle ruins of the Châteaux de La Roche-Vendeix
- The Cascade de la Vernière waterfall
Museums
- Musée de la Minéralogie (Minerals)
- Musée du Conte de fées (fairy tales)
Personalities
- Jean-Louis Murat , actually Jean-Louis Bergheaud (born January 28, 1952 in La Bourboule), French singer and songwriter
- Georges Lamirand , Mayor of La Bourboule; 1940–1943 "General Secretary for Youth" of the Vichy regime
Others
- The botanical term Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'La Bourboule' refers to a dwarf whiteclove
- The artists' association La Palette du Monde was founded in France in 2007, with headquarters in Vierzon and La Bourboule.
- The tenor Joseph Schmidt had to spend some time in La Bourboule in 1942 due to the regulations of the Vichy regime before he managed to escape to Switzerland.
Individual evidence
- ↑ dailymotion.virgilio.it
- ^ Parc Fenestre. Retrieved June 12, 2016 .
- ↑ www.grandsthermes-bourboule.com
- ↑ www.thermesbourboule.com ( Memento of the original dated August 2, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ www.pbase.com
- ↑ www. Pflanzen-vielfalt.de
- ↑ La Palette du Monde Artists Association. Retrieved February 2, 2017 .
