Aix-the-Baths

Aix-the-Baths is a common French, located in the department of the Savoy and the area the Rhone-Alps. Its inhabitants is called the Inhabitants of Aix.

Geography

Between the Jura and the Alps extends the Lac from Le Bourget and, on its bank is, the town of Aix-the-Baths increases year by year. Its extension is such as its agglomeration merges with that of Chambéry. With the Massive of the Wallows and the Mount Revard at its sides, Aix is a town of water but also of mountain.

History

History of the name

Aix-the-baths, city founded in Ier century of our era, only is seldom quoted in the texts epigraphic, and never by the known Roman authors. However, two inscriptions preserved by the archaeological museum mention of Aquae (Water) and Aquensis (the inhabitants of the places of Water), and thus inform us about the name of this Vicus depend on the city of Vienna. The historians of the XIXe century sometimes subjected to the reader whimsical names and without historical base who strew still certain popularizing works. One can quote Aquae allobrogium, Aquae gratianae (inscription which decorated the pediment of the National Thermal baths of 1934 to 1968)… In the year 1011, we find Aquae name in the charter of donation of the royal ground of Aix (of Aquis) by the king of Burgundy Rodolphe III with his Ermengarde wife. Some texts of the Middle Ages mention Aquae grationapolis. This suffix stating simply that Aix belonged to the diocese of Grenoble. The first known mention of Aix-the-Baths appears in the files in September 1792, on a letter of a French soldier in convalescence with water of Aix. It is this name which appears then in all the official documents, the such deliberations of the Municipal council. In this beginning of the XIXe century, some literary texts make use of name: Aix in Savoy. However, this toponym is never employed in the administrative documents. Since 1954, the station of Aix-the-Baths, at the request of the Municipal council, names Aix-the-Baths - the Revard.

History of the city

; Blasonnement: Of mouths to star of gold to the chief.

The Beautiful Time

Headlight city of the Beautiful time, Aix-the-Baths was a high vacation resort for the princely families and fortunate people until in the Sixties. In the many de luxe hotels attest which dominate the city and which became today of joint ownerships. The Queen Victoria, the king of the Belgians Albert 1st or the Aga Khan were accustomed of this town of water where they also came to be distracted. The city owes them the creation of a golf, of a tennis club as well as hippodrome.

Several parts and accounts of Sacha Guitry, in particular the memories of a cheater, have as a framework the town of Aix-the-Baths.

In 1955, the negotiations concerning the independence of the Morocco proceeded with Aix-the-Baths.

Administration

|- | align=right| ? || 1920? || Philippe Navarro ||align=" center" | ? || ? || |- | align=right| ? || 1930? || Maurice Mollard ||align=" center" | ? || Senator || |- | align=right| ? || 1950? || Robert Barrier ||align=" center" | UDSR || President of the General advice and deputy || |- | align=right| March 1979 || March 1985 ||Andre Grosjean ||align=" center" | RPR || General adviser || |- | align=right| March 1985 || March 2001 || Gratien Ferrari ||align=" center" | UDF || Deputy || |- | align=right| March 2001 || to date || Dominique Dord ||align=" center" | UMP || Deputy ||

Demography

urban Unit 44.490 inhabitants
urban Surface 200.000 inhabitants (merges with that of Chambéry)

Places and monuments

Roman Thermes ancient
funerary Arc Roman of Campanus
Large Casino Rings, was inaugurated in 1850 by the king Victor-Emmanuel II, duke of Savoy. The ceiling of its living room is covered with a splendid mosaic made up of 3,5 million small cubes of glass crimped on gold bottom.
Castle of the Rock of the King
concise Town hall
Museum
Museum Faure: works resulting from a collection private, that of Doctor Faure (1862-1942), bequeathed to the city and installed since 1949 in a villa 1900: second collection in France of works of Rodin (34 sculptures and studies) and a collection of painting concerning the Impressionism.

Economy

Events

Acquascenies (since 2002, summer period)
Festival Rock'n'roll Musilac (in July, 60.000 spectators over 3 days)
From Aix Festival of the Jazz (since 1990)
Navigaix (at the end of August, 10.000 visitors)
Festival of clairvoyance
romantic Nights, festival of the classical music (at the beginning of October)
Festival of operetta (July)
Festival of Scrabble (November)

Personalities related to the commune

Alphonse of Lamartine remained in Aix-in-Savoy in 1816 and wrote there its famous Poème the lake (free reconstitution of its room in Aix with the Musée Faure).
the sculptor Alfred Boucher settled with Aix-the-Baths in 1889 and died there in 1934. One owes him the War memorial of the city located on the public garden which bears its name.
Of many personalities attended Aix-the-Baths to make there the cure at a watering-place, most famous being the Queen Victoria.
Jean Mailland (1937), writer, lyric writer, actor and realizer
Agnes Soral, actress (1960 -).
Karl Zero, stimulating TV (1961 -).
Laurence Ferrari, journalist (1966 -).
Philippe Cerboneschi, known under the pseudo one of Philippe Zdar, left the duet Cassius (group) and music producer (1967 -).
Herve Fox, trainer of football (1968 -).
Di Credico, figurative artist-painter (1957).

Twinning

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See too

Hydrotherapy
List of the French thermal spas
Festival of Aix-the-Baths of French-speaking Scrabble
Aix Maurienne Savoy Tennis shoe

External bonds

Official site of the town of Aix-the-Baths
Official site Inventory of the Architectural Heritage
Aix-the-Baths on the site of the national geographical Institute
Aix-the-Baths on the site of INSEE
Aix-the-Baths on the site of Quid
Localization of Aix-the-Baths on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Aix-the-Baths on Mapquest

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