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Also known as Baume-sur-le-Doubs

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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43US AQIGood
PM2.5
8.2 µg/m³
PM10
12.3 µg/m³
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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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