Bourbon-Lancy
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Medieval center
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Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
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| Coordinates: 46°37′13″N 3°46′27″E / 46.6203°N 3.7742°ECoordinates: 46°37′13″N 3°46′27″E / 46.6203°N 3.7742°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Charolles | |
| Canton | Digoin | |
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| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Jean-Paul Drapier | |
| Area1 | 55.73 km2 (21.52 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 5,572 | |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71047 /71140 | |
| Elevation | 202–346 m (663–1,135 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Bourbon-Lancy is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.
It is a rural town on the Loire River with a walled medieval area on the dominant hill. It has an authentic medieval belfry, wooden frame houses and fortifications which date from 1495.
Situated in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in the heart of ancient Gaul, on the road from Paris to Lyon, and on the Loire, the city's history spans well over 2000 years. Bourbon-Lancy is a spa town with thermal springs which have been known since Roman times, when it was known as Aquae Bormonis and enjoyed great prosperity. In the Middle Ages, Bourbon-Lancy was an important stronghold and a fief of the Bourbon family, and its suffix is derived from the name of a member of the family.
Cardinal Richelieu, Madame de Sévigné, James II of England, and other celebrated people visited the thermal springs in the 17th and 18th centuries.
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, it was a center for the manufacture of agricultural machinery.
The name Bourbon is derived from the name of the Gallic god Borvo and signifies bubbling or boiling, referring to the thermal hot springs in the town.
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