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Lamalou-les-Bains

Coordinates: 43°35′55″N 3°04′50″E / 43.5986°N 3.0806°E / 43.5986; 3.0806
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Lamalou-les-Bains
Saint-Pierre-de-Rhèdes church
Saint-Pierre-de-Rhèdes church
Coat of arms of Lamalou-les-Bains
Location of Lamalou-les-Bains
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Lamalou-les-Bains is located in France
Lamalou-les-Bains
Lamalou-les-Bains
Lamalou-les-Bains is located in Occitanie
Lamalou-les-Bains
Lamalou-les-Bains
Coordinates: 43°35′55″N 3°04′50″E / 43.5986°N 3.0806°E / 43.5986; 3.0806
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementBéziers
CantonClermont-l'Hérault
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Guillaume Dalery[1]
Area
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6.18 km2 (2.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,454
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34126 /34240
Elevation175–458 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 (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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Geography

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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.

Population

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Its inhabitants are called Lamalousiens in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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]

Spa

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

International relations

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Lamalou-les-Bains is twinned with:

Festival

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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