Luxeuil-the-Baths

Luxeuil-the-Baths is a common French, located in the department of the Haute-Saône and the area Franche-Comté.

The inhabitants are the luxoviens.

Geography

History

Known well before the conquest of the Gaulle by the Romain S for his thermal springs and undoubtedly drawing its name from the Celtic god Lussoius, the prosperous city with the Gallo-Roman time under the name of Luxovium.

Devastated by Attila in 451, it fall into the lapse of memory during nearly one century and half.

Saint Colomban and its companions monk S Irish founds in 591 there the Monastère of Luxeuil and introduces the rule colombanienne there.

Administration

Demography

In 1896, the city counted only 4959 inhabitants. One sees the clear progression due at his public services and the thermal baths.

Places and monuments

The downtown area counts many monuments characteristic of the various historical periods.

As regards the medieval period remain the Basilique St-Pierre (old abbey), the Tower of the aldermen (XVe), the House of the cardinal Jouffroy (XVe), the House of the Baillif (XVe) or the Spanish House (XVe).

Rebirth were preserved rises in the François House First and the Hôtel Pusel (XVIe).

For the traditional period finally, the abbey Palate (current town hall) and the Breton Hotel of Amblans (XVIIe).

The place of the bucket to the characteristic remarkable to make respectively be next to three frontages of XVe, XVIe and XVIIe centuries.

The city counts in its immediate vicinity a military air base, the BA116 (Lieutenant-colonel Tony Papin), which shelters the Dauphine Escadron of Hunting 1/4 and Escadron of Hunting 2/4 Fayette of the Strategic Air forces.

Culinary specialities

The culinary speciality most popular is the Jambon of Luxeuil (traditional smoked ham), certain butcheries of the city always produce some.

Personalities related to the commune

See too

External bonds

  • ''' Official site of the town of Luxeuil the Baths '''

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