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Baume-les-Dames
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Baume-les-Dames () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. The French mineralogist and chemist Jacques-Joseph Ébelmen (1814–1852), the writer and poet Charles-Émilien Thuriet (1832–1920) and the archaeologist Gustave Fougères (1863–1927) were all born in Baume-les-Dames.
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Baume-les-Dames is a commune in France, situated in the Doubs department within the arrondissement of Besançon. It serves as the capital of the canton of Baume-les-Dames and is located next to the Doubs river. The municipality borders Fontenotte, Pont-les-Moulins, Séchin, and Silley-Bléfond. Its official name is also recorded as Baume-sur-le-Doubs.
The area covers 24.79 square kilometers with an elevation of 281 meters. The population is 5,531, comprising 2,307 males and 2,756 females. The postal code is 25110, and the town is twinned with Zell am Harmersbach.
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Place details
- Locality
- Baume-les-Dames
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Country
- France
- Population
- 5,759
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Baume-les-Dames
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Baume-les-Dames.JPG
- French commune.caption
- A general view of Baume-les-Dames
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Baume-les-Dames.svg
- French commune.INSEE
- 25047
- French commune.postal code
- 25110
- French commune.arrondissement
- Besançon
- French commune.canton
- Baume-les-Dames
- French commune.mayor
- Arnaud Marthey
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation min m
- 261
- French commune.elevation max m
- 538
- French commune.area km2
- 24.79
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Baume-les-Dames () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. The French mineralogist and chemist Jacques-Joseph Ébelmen (1814–1852), the writer and poet Charles-Émilien Thuriet (1832–1920) and the archaeologist Gustave Fougères (1863–1927) were all born in Baume-les-Dames.
==Population== In 1973 the former commune of Champvans-lès-Baume was absorbed by Baume-les-Dames.
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