Brides-les-Bains | |
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.JPG) Brides-les-Bains town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Brides-les-Bains  | |
  Brides-les-Bains  Brides-les-Bains | |
| Coordinates: 45°27′12″N 6°34′03″E / 45.4533°N 6.5675°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Albertville |
| Canton | Moûtiers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bruno Pideil[1] |
| Area 1 | 2.63 km2 (1.02 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2021)[2] | 473 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/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").
