La Bourboule
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Place details
- Locality
- La Bourboule
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,162
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Department
- Puy-de-Dôme
- Arrondissement
- Issoire
- Canton
- Le Sancy
- Intercommunality
- Massif du Sancy
- Mayor 2020 2026
- François Constantin
- Area
- 12.74 km (4.92 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 1,727
- Density
- 135.6/km (351.1/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 63047 /63150
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- La Bourboule
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand
- Population
- +1727
- Area
- +12.74
- Elevation
- +1036
- Body of water
- Dordogne
- Capital of
- canton of Le Sancy
- Shares border with
- Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne
- Official website
Article
La Bourboule ( French pronunciation: [la buʁbul] ; Auvergnat: La Borbola) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
La Bourboule is situated on the right bank of the Dordogne at an average elevation 2,790 feet (850 m). It was known for its mineral waters, but although known to the Romans they were not in much repute till towards the end of the 19th century.