Bourbon-l'Archambault (French pronunciation: [buʁbɔ̃ laʁʃɑ̃bo]) is a spa town and a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in central France. It is the place of origin of the House of Bourbon.

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Bourbon-l'Archambault
Commune
The chateau in Bourbon-l'Archambault
Coat of arms
Location of Bourbon-l'Archambault
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Coordinates: 46°35′03″N 3°03′26″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Moulins
Canton	Bourbon-l'Archambault
Intercommunality	Bocage Bourbonnais (seat)
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	Ludovic Chaput[1][2]
Area 1	54.84 km2 (21.17 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]	2,554
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	03036 /03160
Elevation	215–321 m (705–1,053 ft) (avg. 260 m or 850 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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In 1681, Louise Marie Anne de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Tours - the third daughter of Louis XIV and his mistress Françoise-Athénaise, Madame de Montespan - died there at the age of six. On 26 May 1707, Madame de Montespan herself also died at the chateau.

The town was Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord's favorite vacation spot.^[5]

In 1915, mathematician André Lichnerowicz was born here (died 1998).

• Communes of the Allier department
• Bourbonnais
• Borvo
• House of Bourbon