Lamalou-les-Bains
Lamalou-les-Bains | |
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 Saint-Pierre-de-Rhèdes church | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lamalou-les-Bains | |
  Lamalou-les-Bains  Lamalou-les-Bains | |
| Coordinates: 43°35′55″N 3°04′50″E / 43.5986°N 3.0806°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 (2023)[2] | 2,389 |
| • Density | 387/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 (French pronunciation: [lamalu le bɛ̃]; Languedocien: L’Amalon) is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]Its inhabitants are called Lamalousiens in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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% |
| 2023 | 2,389 | −0.81% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Spa
[edit]The waters, which are both hot and cold, are used in cases of rheumatism, sciatica, locomotor ataxia and nervous maladies.[4]
International relations
[edit]Lamalou-les-Bains is twinned with:
Festival
[edit]Lamalou-les-Bains hosts an annual Operetta Festival in the months of July and August.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Lamalou-les-Bains". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 100.
External links
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- Town website (in French)
- Tourism office website Archived 5 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Spa webpage (in French)
- Description of Saint-Pierre-de-Rhèdes church (in French)
- casino de lamalou les bains (in French)
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