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La Bourboule is a commune in France, situated within the Puy-de-Dôme department and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Le Sancy. The municipality has an area of 12.74 square kilometers and shares borders with Murat-le-Quaire, La Tour-d'Auvergne, Mont-Dore, and Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne.
Located within the Parc Naturel Régional des Volcans d'Auvergne, the commune is positioned near the Dordogne body of water. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as 1,408 meters in one source and 855 meters in another. The population is listed as 1,852, with 832 males and 957 females, while another source cites a population of 2,162. The postal code for the area is 63150.
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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
- Elevation
- 812–1,408 m (2,664–4,619 ft) , (avg. 850 m or 2,790 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- La Bourboule
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand
- Continent
- Europe
- 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
- www.ville-labourboule.com
- Image
- 00 2979 La Bourboule - Frankreich.jpg
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- Commons category
- La Bourboule
- postal code
- 63150
- topic's main category
- Category:La Bourboule
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- associated electoral district
- canton of Rochefort-Montagne
- male population
- 832
- female population
- 957
- located in protected area
- Parc Naturel Régional des Volcans d'Auvergne
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-73-81-31-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “La Bourboule” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.