Tourism in Chaudes-Aigues

Coming from the depths of the earth: water!

But not just any water! The waters of Chaudes-Aigues are analgesic and myorelaxing, particularly used in rheumatology. Located in the Auvergne in the Cantal, Chaudes-aigues has the particularity of having about thirty natural hot springs with temperatures between 45°C and 82°C.

The most famous is the : Source du Par with waters of 82 °C. It is naturally said to be the hottest in Europe...

Characteristics of Thermal Water : bicarbonate, sodium, hyperthermal, gaseous

Characteristic mineralization
Bicarbonate:
Sodium: 0.028 mg/l
of magnesium: 0.0327 mg/l
of iron: 0.002 mg/l
of manganese: 0.002 mg/l
Chloride:
Sodium: 0.7743 mg/l
of lithium: 0.00613 mg/l
of potassium: 0.00943 mg/l
of calcium: 0.03151 mg/l
Calcium sulphate: 0.042 mg/l
Silica: 0.7688 mg/l
Alumina: 0.0008 mg/l
Sodium arsenate: 0.0004 mg/l
Calcium fluoride: 0.02 mg/l
Traces of magnesium iodide,
bromide, magnesium

European Geothermal Museum (Unique)

Géothermia is unique in France because at Chaudes-Aigues the warmest water in Europe (82°C) flows naturally. Starting from the ancestral use of the waters by the inhabitants, the visitor is invited to an initiatory journey to discover geothermal energy, an energy that man knew how to use long before coal, oil or nuclear power. Thanks to this natural wealth, it is here, in Chaudes-Aigues, that the first district heating network was created in 1332, at a time when pipes were made of wood. Built on three levels, in one of the oldest houses heated by geothermal energy, on the initiative of Mr. Georges Barthomeuf and Pierre Raynal (former deputy mayor at the time), Géothermia takes visitors on a journey of discovery through the history of Chaudes-Aigues, the use of hot water and geothermal energy in Europe, the world and in space.

Tel. 04.71.23.58.76