Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.
|
BOURBON
L'ARCHAMBAULT, a See also:town of central See also:France in the See also:department of See also:Allier, on the Burge, 16 m
.
W. of See also:Moulins by See also:rail
.
Pop
.
(1906) 2306
.
The town has thermal springs known in See also:Roman times, which are used in cases of See also:scrofula and See also:rheumatism
.
The bathing-See also:establishment is owned by the See also:state
.
A See also: Pop . (1906) 3738 . It is much frequented on See also:account of its hot saline springs, which were known to the See also:Romans under the name Aquae Borvonis . The See also:heat of these springs varies from i ro° to 156° F . The See also:waters are used in cases of lymphatic affections, scrofula, rheumatism, wounds, &c . The See also: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 . See also:Timber-sawing and See also:plaster manufacture are carried on in the town . In the neighbourhood are the buildings of the celebrated Cistercian See also:abbey of Morimond . |
|
|
[back] CHARLES DENIS SAUTER BOURBAKI (1816-1897) |
[next] DUKE OF CHARLES BOURBON (149o-1527) |
There are no comments yet for this article.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.
Links to articles and home page are encouraged.