Brides-les-Bains

Brides-les-Bains is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Brides-les-Bains
Commune
The Moûtiers-Salins-Brides-les-Bains railway station
Coat of arms
Location of Brides-les-Bains
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Coordinates: 45°27′12″N 6°34′03″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Savoie
Arrondissement	Albertville
Canton	Moûtiers
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Guillaume Briland
Area ^1	2.63 km^2 (1.02 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	506
• Density	190/km^2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	73057 /73570
Elevation	556–1,040 m (1,824–3,412 ft) (avg. 580 m or 1,900 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It was an Olympic Village for the 1992 Winter Olympics, based in Albertville, France.

There is easy accessibility via Eurostar direct from London and there is a cable-car link direct to the ski slopes at Méribel, a major resort eight miles (13 km) away.

Brides-les-Bains' main attraction to tourists is its convenience for Méribel. The village has a few attractions, including several health spas and a casino, and sites of historic or cultural interest, including the springs from which the town takes its name, a medieval church and a statue made out of piping titled "La Manche de Chapeau" (French: "The Sleeve of a Hat").

Brides-les-Bains shown on the old post cards serie "La Savoie pittoresque"[2].

See also

• Communes of the Savoie department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. "Brides-les-Bains, СПА-курорт | Альпы | Путеводитель". Russian Paris (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-01-26.