Lamalou-les-Bains
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Commune of Lamalou-les-Bains | |
Location | |
Longitude | 03° 04' 50" E |
Latitude | 43° 35' 55" N |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
Department | Hérault |
Arrondissement | Béziers |
Canton | Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare |
Statistics | |
Altitude | 175 m–458 m (avg. 600 m) |
Land area¹ | 6.18 km² |
Population² (1999) |
2,156 |
- Density (1999) | 348/km² |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 34126/ 34240 |
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
Lamalou-les-Bains is a commune of the Hérault département, in southwestern France.
Lamalou-les-Bains is a watering-place. It is located 53 1/2 m. W. of Montpellier by rail in the Orb valley of the southern Cévennes. The waters, which are both hot and cold, are used in cases of rheumatism, sciatica, locomotor ataxy and nervous maladies. The village lies at an altitude of 200 metres and offers commanding views of the rivers, lakes and mountains situated in Haut Languedoc.
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- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
Population (1906) 720.
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