Lamalou-les-Bains | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Lamalou-les-Bains (Hérault).svg |
Arrondissement: | Béziers |
Canton: | Clermont-l'Hérault |
Insee: | 34126 |
Postal Code: | 34240 |
Mayor: | Guillaume Dalery[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 43.5986°N 3.0806°W |
Elevation M: | 600 |
Elevation Min M: | 175 |
Elevation Max M: | 458 |
Area Km2: | 6.18 |
Lamalou-les-Bains (in French pronounced as /lamalu le bɛ̃/; Languedocien: L’Amalon) is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France.
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.
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.