Bourbon-l'Archambault (French pronunciation: [buʁbɔ̃ laʁʃɑ̃bo]) is a spa town and a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in central France. It is the place of origin of the House of Bourbon.
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Coordinates: 46°35′03″N 3°03′26″E / 46.5842°N 3.0572°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Allier |
Arrondissement | Moulins |
Canton | Bourbon-l'Archambault |
Intercommunality | Bocage Bourbonnais (seat) |
Government | |
• Mayor (2021–2026) | Ludovic Chaput[1][2] |
Area 1 | 54.84 km2 (21.17 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | 2,554 |
• Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 03036 /03160 |
Elevation | 215–321 m (705–1,053 ft) (avg. 260 m or 850 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,607 | — |
1975 | 2,598 | −0.05% |
1982 | 2,550 | −0.27% |
1990 | 2,630 | +0.39% |
1999 | 2,564 | −0.28% |
2007 | 2,604 | +0.19% |
2012 | 2,561 | −0.33% |
2017 | 2,559 | −0.02% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
In 1681, Louise Marie Anne de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Tours - the third daughter of Louis XIV and his mistress Françoise-Athénaise, Madame de Montespan - died there at the age of six. On 26 May 1707, Madame de Montespan herself also died at the chateau.
The town was Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord's favorite vacation spot.[5]
In 1915, mathematician André Lichnerowicz was born here (died 1998).