Les Bordes (French pronunciation: [le bɔʁd]) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. It is the site of Les Bordes golf course, ranked the number one golf course in Europe and in the top 10 courses in the world.[citation needed]

Les Bordes
Location of Les Bordes
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Les Bordes is located in France
Les Bordes
Les Bordes
Les Bordes is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Les Bordes
Les Bordes
Coordinates: 47°48′48″N 2°24′11″E / 47.8133°N 2.4031°E / 47.8133; 2.4031
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentLoiret
ArrondissementOrléans
CantonSully-sur-Loire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Boudier[1]
Area
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24.02 km2 (9.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,871
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
45042 /45460
Elevation112–150 m (367–492 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 861—    
1975 1,024+2.51%
1982 1,117+1.25%
1990 1,389+2.76%
1999 1,445+0.44%
2009 1,732+1.83%
2014 1,823+1.03%
2020 1,895+0.65%
Source: INSEE[3]

Golf course

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Originally conceived by Baron Marcel Bich of Bic pens and razors fame, the Les Bordes golf course is built on what was previously his 1,700-acre (690 ha) hunting estate. The Les Bordes golf course was the first course designed and built in France by Robert von Hagge.[citation needed]

The Les Bordes Estate was taken over by an affiliate of RoundShield Partners in 2018. Since then, a fully private golf club with an international membership has been established. Six Senses Hotels also recently announced the projected opening of a luxury hotel (completely separate from the golf club) on the estate in 2022. A multitude of other non-golf amenities are also planned to complete in the near term.

A second 18-hole golf course and a 10-hole par three course designed by Gil Hanse are currently being built at Les Bordes. Both will be additions to the private golf club facilities.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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