Bagnoles-de-l'Orne
Bagnoles-de-l'Orne | |
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Location of  | |
| Country | France |
| Arrondissement | Alençon |
| Canton | Juvigny-sous-Andaine |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61483 / |
Bagnoles-de-l'Orne is a commune of the Orne département, in France.
Since the XIXe century, this commune is famous for its hydrotherapic baths.
The “Belle Epoque” Quarter of Bagnoles de l’Orne
The “Belle Epoque” Quarter in Bagnoles de l’Orne constitutes a rather well preserved example of what could be a typical French upper-class residential area of the beginning of the XXth century. Similar projects of this type were developed through France at the same time, among which it is necessary to quote Le Vésinet close to Paris, the Saurupt Park in Nancy and the “Winter Town” of Arcachon.
Built under strict rules of construction, it supported very clearly the concept of a luxurious and peaceful area in full heart of the Normandy forest, intended for fortunate curists. At the time, the thermal activity did not want to be popular, but privileged on the contrary the elitist luxury and the high-born people aspirations which took pleasure in the exaltation of nature like place of resourcing.
Bagnoles de l'Orne is also known for the many prestigious visitors who would have resided at it at various times: the king and the queen of Romania, Frank Jay Gould, the prince of Montenegro, the prince of Greece, the Bibesco princess, the princess of Batenberg, Edouard Hériot, Alexandre Dumas, or even the Maharani of Kapouthahan.
The architectural opulence of constructions such as the Villas “Printania”, “Le Castel”, or the so-called Swedish Country cottage as well as the presence of large lavish Hotels gives a good idea of the stunning taste of the time. It is clear that if the local style seems to have been inspired by the Norman neo-regionalistic style such as one can find it in the seaside resorts of the "flowered coast" like Deauville, Houlgate or Trouville, there is a "Bagnolais" architectural style with no one another similar.
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