Chaudes-Aigues

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Chaudes-Aigues Chaudas Aigas  (Occitan)
Commune
Source of the Par and museum
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 44°51′19″N 3°00′17″E / 44.8553°N 3.0047°E / 44.8553; 3.0047Coordinates: 44°51′19″N 3°00′17″E / 44.8553°N 3.0047°E / 44.8553; 3.0047
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Cantal
Arrondissement	Saint-Flour
Canton	Neuvéglise-sur-Truyère
Intercommunality	Saint-Flour Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Brousse
Area 1	53.16 km2 (20.53 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	863
• Density	16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	15045 /15110
Elevation	637–1,280 m (2,090–4,199 ft) (avg. 750 m or 2,460 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chaudes-Aigues (French: [ʃod.z‿ɛɡ]; Occitan: Chaudas Aigas, lit. '"Hot Waters"') is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. It is a spa town, famous for its hot spring waters.

Geography[]

The commune is situated in the Massif Central in Aubrac. Its inhabitants are called the Caldaguès, from the Latin meaning 'hot waters', or in French, eaux chaudes; hence the name of the commune, Chaudes-Aigues

As its name suggests, there are thirty natural hot water sources with temperatures ranging from 45° to more than 80°. The most famous is the source of the Par river with a water temperature of 82° - the hottest in Europe - with a flow in the region of 450,000 litres a day. One local story suggests that the source is so-named because a pig was dressed (paré) or jointed thanks to the hot water. The waters are used all year round. In winter, they have provided heat for houses and the church as district heating since the 14th Century;^[2][3] from spring the waters are channeled to the spa for the treatment of rheumatics.

The Remontalou crosses the commune.

Population[]

Sights[]

The Château de Couffour is a ruined castle, dating back to the 15th century, situated in the commune.

See also[]

• Communes of the Cantal department

References[]

External links[]

• Official site (in French)

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