Luxeuil-les-Bains explained

Luxeuil-les-Bains
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Luxeuil-les-Bains.svg
Coordinates:47.8169°N 6.3814°W
Arrondissement:Lure
Canton:Luxeuil-les-Bains
Insee:70311
Postal Code:70300
Mayor:Frédéric Burghard[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Pays de Luxeuil
Elevation M:294
Elevation Min M:260
Elevation Max M:395
Area Km2:21.81

Luxeuil-les-Bains (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

History

Luxeuil (sometimes rendered Luxeu in older texts) was the Roman Luxovium and contained many fine buildings at the time of its destruction by the Huns under Attila in 451. In 590, St Columban here founded the Abbey of Luxeuil, afterwards one of the most famous in Franche-Comté. In the 8th century, it was destroyed by the Saracens; afterwards rebuilt, monastery and town were devastated by the Normans, Magyars, and Muslims in the 9th century and pillaged on several occasions afterwards. The burning of the monastery and ravaging of the town are commonly used to illustrate the point that no place in Europe was safe during the invasions.

The abbey schools were celebrated in the Middle Ages and the abbots had great influence; but their power was curtailed by the emperor Charles V and the abbey was suppressed at the time of the French Revolution.

Town twinning

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France. Luxeuil-les-Bains is twinned with:

Notable people

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.