INSEE/Postal code 71047 / 71140 Population 5,634 (1999) | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 55.73 km² Local time Friday 9:40 AM | |
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Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Weather 8°C, Wind E at 13 km/h, 78% Humidity | ||
Bourbon-Lancy is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.
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Map of 71140 Bourbon-Lancy, France
It is a rural town on the Loire River with a walled medieval area on the dominant hill. It has an authentic medieval belfry, wooden frame houses and fortifications which date from 1495.
History
Situated in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in the heart of ancient Gaul, on the road from Paris to Lyon, and on the Loire, the city's history spans well over 2000 years. Bourbon-Lancy is a spa town with thermal springs which have been known since Roman times, when it was known as Aquae Bormonis and enjoyed great prosperity. In the Middle Ages, Bourbon-Lancy was an important stronghold and a fief of the Bourbon family, and its suffix is derived from the name of a member of the family.
Cardinal Richelieu, Madame de Sévigné, James II of England, and other celebrated people visited the thermal springs in the 17th and 18th centuries.
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, it was a center for the manufacture of agricultural machinery.
Toponymy
The name Bourbon is derived from the name of the Gallic god Borvo and signifies bubbling or boiling, referring to the thermal hot springs in the town.