Les Bordes, Loiret

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Gérard Boudier^[1]Area24.02 km² (9.27 sq mi)Population1,871 • Density78/km² (200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation112–150 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.

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]}

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% 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

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

• Communes of the Loiret department

References

External links