Lamalou-les-Bains

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Coordinates: 43°35′55″N 3°04′50″E / 43.5986111111, 3.08055555556

Commune of Lamalou-les-Bains Saint-Pierre-de-Rhèdes church in Lamalou-les-Bains
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare
Intercommunality	Les Sources
Statistics
Elevation	175 m–458 m (avg. 600 m)
Land area¹	6.18 km²
Population² (1999)	2,156
- Density	348/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	34126/ 34240
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Lamalou-les-Bains is a town, commune, and spa resort of the Hérault département, in southwestern France. Its inhabitants are called Lamalousiens.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Spa 3 History 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Geography

Lamalou-les-Bains is located 53½ miles west of Montpellier in the Orb valley of the southern Cévennes. The village lies at an altitude of 200 metres and offers commanding views of the rivers, lakes and mountains situated in Haut Languedoc.

[edit] Spa

The waters, which are both hot and cold, are used in cases of rheumatism, sciatica, locomotor ataxy and nervous maladies.

[edit] History

Population (1906) 720.

[edit] References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

[edit] External links

• Town website (French)
• Tourim office website (French)
• Spa webpage (French)
• Description of Saint-Pierre-de-Rhèdes church (French)