Lamalou-les-Bains
Commune in Occitania, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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 | |
| 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. | |
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.
| 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% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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.
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