Baume-les-Dames (French pronunciation: [bom le dam]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. The French mineralogist and chemist Jacques-Joseph Ébelmen (1814–1852), the writer and poet Charles-Émilien Thuriet (1832–1920) and the archaeologist Gustave Fougères (1863–1927) were all born in Baume-les-Dames.
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 A general view of Baume-les-Dames | |
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| Coordinates: 47°21′10″N 6°21′39″E / 47.3528°N 6.3608°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Arrondissement | Besançon |
| Canton | Baume-les-Dames |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Arnaud Marthey[1] |
| Area 1 | 24.79 km2 (9.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,991 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 25047 /25110 |
| Elevation | 261–538 m (856–1,765 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population edit
In 1972 the former commune of Champvans-les-Baume was absorbed by Baume-les-Dames.[3]
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References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Baume-les-Dames, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links edit
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- Official website (in French)
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