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La Bourboule | |
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  La Bourboule  La Bourboule | |
| Coordinates: 45°35′21″N 2°44′24″E / 45.5892°N 2.74°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Issoire |
| Canton | Le Sancy[1] |
| Intercommunality | Massif du Sancy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | François Constantin[2] |
Area 1 | 12.74 km2 (4.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[3] | 1,739 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 63047 /63150 |
| Elevation | 812–1,408 m (2,664–4,619 ft) (avg. 850 m or 2,790 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Bourboule (French pronunciation: [la buʁbul]; Auvergnat: La Borbola) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.[4]
La Bourboule is situated on the right bank of the Dordogne at an average elevation 2,790 feet (850 m). It was known for its mineral waters, but although known to the Romans they were not in much repute till towards the end of the 19th century.[5]
- ^ "Décret 2014-210 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Puy-de-Dôme" [2014-210 decree delimiting cantons of Puy-de-Dôme department]. Légifrance (in French). 21 February 2014.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "La Bourboule". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 6.
