Divonne-les-Bains

Divonne-les-Bains (; 'Divonne-the-Baths'; Arpitan: Digouona), or simply Divonne, is a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France.

Divonne-les-Bains is a spa town situated on the border with French-speaking Switzerland, between the foot of the Jura Mountains and Lake Geneva. It is situated in the Pays de Gex, about from Gex to the southwest, from which the area takes its name. Divonne-les-Bains is about from Geneva to the south and from Nyon to the northeast. Since 2012, Divonne-les-Bains has formed part of a wider agglomeration known as the Grand Genève (Greater Geneva). A short way above the town are several springs, which were exploited in the 19th century to provide spa facilities for which Divonne-les-Bains became renowned. The golf course was built in the 1930s. Many of its present-day amenities (casino, hippodrome, open air swimming pool, as well as the Lac de Divonne, an artificial lake) were built after 1945. The Casino de Divonne was opened in 1954. A cultural centre by the lake (L'Esplanade du Lac) was completed in 2005.