Baume-les-Dames () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. The French mineralogist and chemist Jacques-Joseph Ébelmen (1814–1852), the writer and poet Charles-Émilien Thuriet (1832–1920) and the archaeologist Gustave Fougères (1863–1927) were all born in Baume-les-Dames.
Population In 1973 the former commune of Champvans-lès-Baume was absorbed by Baume-les-Dames.Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0008, 10 January 1973, pp. 479-480.
See also Communes of the Doubs department Abbey of Baume-les-Dames
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External links
Official website