Lamalou-les-Bains

Lamalou-les-Bains
Commune
Saint-Pierre-de-Rhèdes church
Coat of arms
Location of Lamalou-les-Bains
Lamalou-les-Bains Lamalou-les-Bains
Coordinates: 43°35′55″N 3°04′50″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Hérault
Arrondissement	Béziers
Canton	Clermont-l'Hérault
Intercommunality	Les Sources
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Marcel Roques (NC)
Area 1	6.18 km2 (2.39 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	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.

Lamalou-les-Bains (Languedocien: L’Amalon) is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Map

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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,987	—
1968	2,029	+2.1%
1975	2,067	+1.9%
1982	2,202	+6.5%
1990	2,194	−0.4%
1999	2,156	−1.7%
2008	2,280	+5.8%

Its inhabitants are called Lamalousiens.

Spa

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

International relations

Lamalou-les-Bains is twinned with:

• Leutkirch im Allgäu, Germany
• Misasa, Japan
• Yaoundé, Cameroon

Festival

Lamalou-les-Bains hosts an annual Operetta Festival in the months of July and August.

See also

• Communes of the Hérault department

References

• INSEE

• 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.

External links

• 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)