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Bourbon-l'Archambault |
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Bourbon-l'Archambault
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne |
| Department | Allier |
| Arrondissement | Moulins |
| Canton | Bourbon-l'Archambault |
| Intercommunality | Bocage Bourbonnais |
| Mayor | Jacky Belien (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 215–321 m (705–1,053 ft) (avg. 260 m/850 ft) |
| Land area1 | 54.84 km2 (21.17 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,593 (2008) |
| - Density | 47 /km2 (120 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 03036/ 03160 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Bourbon-l'Archambault is a spa town and a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne in central France.
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| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 2607 | 2607 | 2598 | 2550 | 2630 | 2564 | 2593 |
In 1681, Louise Marie Anne de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Tours, the third daughter of Louis XIV and his mistress Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan died there at the age of seven.
Over three decades later, on 26 May 1707, Mme de Montespan also died in Bourbon-l'Archambault.
In 1915, mathematician André Lichnerowicz was born here (died 1998).