BOURBON  L'ARCHAMBAULT, a

town of central France in the department of Allier, on the Burge, 16 m . W. of Moulins by rail . Pop . (1906) 2306 . The town has thermal springs known in 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 interest . There are a military and a 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 great Bourbon family . The affix Archambault is the name of one of its early lords . BOURBONNE-LES-BAINS, a• town of eastern France, in the department of Haute-Marne, 352 M. by rail E.N.E. of 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 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 . Timber-sawing and plaster manufacture are carried on in the town . In the neighbourhood are the buildings of the celebrated Cistercian abbey of Morimond .