Aix-les-Bains Facts for Kids

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Aix-les-Bains

Coat of arms

Aix-les-Bains

Location in France

Aix-les-Bains

Location in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Country

Area

12.62 km² (4.87 sq mi)

Population

(2012)

28,729

• Density

2,276.5/km² (5,896.0/sq mi)

Time zone

UTC+01:00 (CET)

• Summer (DST)

UTC+02:00 (CEST)

INSEE/Postal code

74119 /74500

Elevation

224–524 m (735–1,719 ft)
(avg. 320 m or 1,050 ft)

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aix-les-Bains is a commune in the Savoie department. It is a well-known spa town.

Images for kids

Aix-les-Bains in the background of the Dent du Chat, on the shore of the Lac du Bourget
Aix-les-Bains on the eastern shore of the Lac du Bourget, to the right of the picture
The southern route into the Gare d'Aix-les-Bains-Le Revard
One of the streets in the town centre
A view of Aix-les-Bains in the direction of the lake
A view of the town at the foot of the Bauges
Civil engineering of the River Tillet mouth to the Lac du Bourget, in 2013
L'Arch of Campanus, designed by Borgonio in 1674
Aix in 1674, from the Theatrum Sabaudiae [fr]
The town was endowed, from 1896 to 1908, with the Tramway d'Aix-les-Bains [fr]. Pictured here the heart of the network, at the junction of the streets of Geneva and Casino
The gare du Revard [Revard railway station] in Aix was the origin of the Railway of Mont-Revard [fr], which connected the city to Mont Revard from 1882 to 1937, eventually replaced by an aerial tramway
The Festival of the Lake at Aix-les-Bains
Sailing and windsurfing on the Lac du Bourget
The Aix-les-Bains Convention Centre [fr]
An Aixam car
The town centre of Aix-les-Bains
National Thermal Baths at Aix- les-Bains.
The Thermes Chevalley
The Casino Grand-Cercle
The Château de la Roche du Roi [Château of the Rock of the King]
The façade of the church
The Faure Museum
The Parc du Bois Vidal [fr] at the heights
The esplanade alongside the Lac du Bourget
The Royal, Splendide and Excelsior luxury hotels seen from Tresserve
The Bernascon luxury hotel
The Arch of Campanus at the National Baths
Harvest at Château Boncelin in Chantemerle, near Aix-les- Bains
The Theatre de Verdure in the Parc Floral des Thermes
The floral park [fr] in the heart of the town
Alphonse de Lamartine
Queen Victoria
Jean-Baptiste Charcot

Aix-les-Bains facts for kids

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