Lamalou-les-Bains
Lamalou-les-Bains
Commune in Occitania, France
Lamalou-les-Bains (French pronunciation: [lamalu le bɛ̃]; Languedocien: L’Amalon) is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France.
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Coordinates: 43°35′55″N 3°04′50″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Hérault |
Arrondissement | Béziers |
Canton | Clermont-l'Hérault |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Guillaume Dalery[1] |
Area 1 | 6.18 km2 (2.39 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,454 |
• Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 34126 /34240 |
Elevation | 175–458 m (574–1,503 ft) (avg. 600 m or 2,000 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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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.
Its inhabitants are called Lamalousiens in French.
More information Year, Pop. ...
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,029 | — |
1975 | 2,067 | +0.27% |
1982 | 2,202 | +0.91% |
1990 | 2,194 | −0.05% |
1999 | 2,156 | −0.19% |
2007 | 2,256 | +0.57% |
2012 | 2,663 | +3.37% |
2017 | 2,509 | −1.18% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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The waters, which are both hot and cold, are used in cases of rheumatism, sciatica, locomotor ataxia and nervous maladies.
Lamalou-les-Bains is twinned with:
Lamalou-les-Bains hosts an annual Operetta Festival in the months of July and August.
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Lamalou-les-Bains". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lamalou-les-Bains.
- Town website (in French)
- Tourism office website (in French)
- Spa webpage (in French)
- Description of Saint-Pierre-de-Rhèdes church (in French)
- casino de lamalou les bains (in French)