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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Bourbon-l'Archambault
Commune
The chateau in Bourbon-l'ArchambaultThe chateau in Bourbon-l'Archambault
Coat of arms of Bourbon-l'ArchambaultCoat of arms
Location of Bourbon-l'Archambault
Bourbon-l'Archambault is located in FranceBourbon-l'ArchambaultBourbon-l'ArchambaultShow map of FranceBourbon-l'Archambault is located in Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesBourbon-l'ArchambaultBourbon-l'ArchambaultShow map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 46°35′03″N 3°03′26″E / 46.5842°N 3.0572°E / 46.5842; 3.0572
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAllier
ArrondissementMoulins
CantonBourbon-l'Archambault
IntercommunalityBocage Bourbonnais (seat)
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Ludovic Chaput
Area54.84 km (21.17 sq mi)
Population2,554
 • Density47/km (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code03036 /03160
Elevation215–321 m (705–1,053 ft)
(avg. 260 m or 850 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19682,607—    
19752,598−0.05%
19822,550−0.27%
19902,630+0.39%
19992,564−0.28%
20072,604+0.19%
20122,561−0.33%
20172,559−0.02%
Source: INSEE

Personalities

In 1681, Louise Marie Anne de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Tours - the third daughter of Louis XIV and his mistress Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart, marquise de Montespan - died there at the age of six. On 27 May 1707, Madame de Montespan herself also died at the chateau.

The town was Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord's favorite vacation spot.

In 1915, mathematician André Lichnerowicz was born here (died 1998).

See also

References

  1. Simonnot, Éva (29 July 2021). "Bourbon l'Archambault a élu son nouveau maire" [Bourbon l'Archambault elected its new mayor]. La Semaine de l'Allier (in French).
  2. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  3. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. Gouhot 1988, p. 32.
  6. Bernard, J.F. (1973). Talleyrand: A Biography. New York: Putnam. pp. 467–468. ISBN 0-399-11022-4.

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External links

Communes of the Allier department


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