Lamalou-les-Bains
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| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Béziers |
| Canton | Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare |
| Intercommunality | Les Sources |
| Mayor | Marcel Roques (NC) (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 175–458 m (574–1,503 ft) (avg. 600 m or 2,000 ft) |
| Land area1 | 6.18 km2 (2.39 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,280 (2008) |
| - Density | 369 /km2 (960 /sq mi) |
| 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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 43°35′55″N 3°04′50″E / 43.5986°N 3.0806°E
Lamalou-les-Bains is a commune in the Hérault département in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France.
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[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] Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 1987 | 2029 | 2067 | 2202 | 2194 | 2156 | 2280 |
Its inhabitants are called Lamalousiens.
[edit] Spa
The waters, which are both hot and cold, are used in cases of rheumatism, sciatica, locomotor ataxy and nervous maladies.
[edit] Internation relations
Lamalou-les-Bains is twinned with:
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[edit] References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
[edit] External links
- Town website (French)
- Tourim office website (French)
- Spa webpage (French)
- Description of Saint-Pierre-de-Rhèdes church (French)
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