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Bourbon-l'Archambault (French pronunciation: [buʁbɔ̃ laʁʃɑ̃bo]) is a spa town and a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in central France. It is the place of origin of the House of Bourbon.

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Bourbon-l'Archambault
The chateau in Bourbon-l'Archambault
The chateau in Bourbon-l'Archambault
Coat of arms of Bourbon-l'Archambault
Location of Bourbon-l'Archambault
Bourbon-l'Archambault is located in France
Bourbon-l'Archambault
Bourbon-l'Archambault
Bourbon-l'Archambault is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Bourbon-l'Archambault
Bourbon-l'Archambault
Coordinates: 46°35′03″N 3°03′26″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAllier
ArrondissementMoulins
CantonBourbon-l'Archambault
IntercommunalityBocage Bourbonnais (seat)
Government
  Mayor (20212026) Ludovic Chaput[1][2]
Area
1
54.84 km2 (21.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
2,554
  Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
03036 /03160
Elevation215–321 m (705–1,053 ft)
(avg. 260 m or 850 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19682,607    
19752,598−0.05%
19822,550−0.27%
19902,630+0.39%
19992,564−0.28%
20072,604+0.19%
20122,561−0.33%
20172,559−0.02%
Source: INSEE[4]
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Personalities

In 1681, Louise Marie Anne de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Tours - the third daughter of Louis XIV and his mistress Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart, marquise de Montespan - died there at the age of six.[5] On 27 May 1707, Madame de Montespan herself also died at the chateau.

The town was Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord's favorite vacation spot.[6]

In 1915, mathematician André Lichnerowicz was born here (died 1998).

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