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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 329 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BOURBON  L'ARCHAMBAULT, a

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town of central France in the department of Allier, on the Burge, 16 m . W. of
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Moulins by
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rail . Pop . (1906) 2306 . The town has thermal springs known in
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Roman times, which are used in cases of scrofula and rheumatism . The bathing-establishment is owned by the state . A church dating from the 12th century, and ruins of a castle of the dukes of Bourbon (13th and 15th centuries), including a cylindrical keep, are of
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interest . There are a military and a
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civil hospital in the town . Stone is quarried in the vicinity . Bourbon (Aquae Borvonis or Bormonis) was anciently the capital of the Bourbonnais and gave its name to the
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great Bourbon
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family . The affix Archambault is the name of one of its early lords . BOURBONNE-
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LES-BAINS, a• town of eastern France, in the department of Haute-
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Marne, 352 M. by rail E.N.E. of
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Langres .

Pop . (1906) 3738 . It is much frequented on

account of its hot saline springs, which were known to the Romans under the name Aquae Borvonis . The heat of these springs varies from i ro° to 156° F . The waters are used in cases of lymphatic affections, scrofula, rheumatism, wounds, &c . The
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principal buildings are a church of the 12th century, the state bathing-establishment and the military hospital; there are also the remains of a castle .
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Timber-sawing and
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plaster manufacture are carried on in the town . In the neighbourhood are the buildings of the celebrated Cistercian abbey of Morimond .

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