La Bourboule

Coordinates: 45°35′21″N 2°44′24″E / 45.5892°N 2.74°E

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La Bourboule
Commune
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Coat of arms
Location of La Bourboule
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Coordinates: 45°35′21″N 2°44′24″E / 45.5892°N 2.74°E / 45.5892; 2.74
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Issoire
Canton	Le Sancy^[1]
Intercommunality	Massif du Sancy
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Constantin^[2]
Area ¹	12.74 km² (4.92 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[3]	1,739
• Density	140/km² (350/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)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

Population

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1926	2,700	—
1962	2,336	−0.40%
1968	2,496	+1.11%
1975	2,392	−0.61%
1982	2,384	−0.05%
1990	2,113	−1.50%
1999	2,043	−0.37%
2007	2,031	−0.07%
2012	1,891	−1.42%
2017	1,789	−1.10%
Source: EHESS^[6] and INSEE^[7]