Brides-les-Bains
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The Moûtiers-Salins-Brides-les-Bains railway station
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
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| Coordinates: 45°27′12″N 6°34′03″E / 45.4533°N 6.5675°ECoordinates: 45°27′12″N 6°34′03″E / 45.4533°N 6.5675°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Albertville | |
| Canton | Bozel | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Guillaume Briland | |
| Area1 | 2.63 km2 (1.02 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014)2 | 523 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73057 / 73570 | |
| Elevation | 556–1,040 m (1,824–3,412 ft) (avg. 580 m or 1,900 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.
Brides-les-Bains is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
It was an Olympic Village for the 1992 Winter Olympics, based in Albertville, France.
There is easy accessibility via Eurostar direct from London and there is a cable-car link direct to the ski slopes at Méribel, a major resort eight miles (13 km) away.
Brides-les-Bains' main attraction to tourists is its convenience for Méribel. The village has a few attractions, including several health spas and a casino, and sites of historic or cultural interest, including the springs from which the town takes its name, a medieval church and a statue made out of piping titled "La Manche de Chapeau" (French: "The Sleeve of a Hat").
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