Brides-les-Bains

Brides-les-Bains
Commune
The Moûtiers-Salins-Brides-les-Bains railway station
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 45°27′12″N 6°34′03″E / 45.4533°N 6.5675°E / 45.4533; 6.5675Coordinates: 45°27′12″N 6°34′03″E / 45.4533°N 6.5675°E / 45.4533; 6.5675
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Savoie
Arrondissement	Albertville
Canton	Moûtiers
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bruno Pideil
Area 1	2.63 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	500
• Density	190/km2 (490/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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Brides-les-Bains (French pronunciation: ​[bʁid le bɛ̃]) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

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[]

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