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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Aix-les-Bains ( US : / ˌ eɪ k s l eɪ ˈ b æ̃ , ˌ ɛ k s -/ , [ 3 ] French: [ɛks le bɛ̃] ⓘ ; Arpitan : Èx-los-Bens ; Latin : Aquae Gratianae ), known locally and simply as Aix , is a commune in the southeastern ...
Vichy is the French form of the Occitan name of the town, Vichèi, of uncertain etymology. Dauzat & al. have proposed that it derived from an unattested Latin name (Vippiacus) referencing the most important regional landowner (presumably a "Vippius") during the time of the Roman emperor Diocletian's administrative reorganizations and land surveys at the end of the 3rd century AD.
1.3 South Africa. 2 In the Americas ... The list of spa towns lists national lists and various relevant spa towns around the world. In Africa ... Spa town; Seaside ...
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Évian-les-Bains ( French pronunciation: [evjɑ̃ le bɛ̃] ), or simply Évian ( Arpitan : Èvian , Évyan , or L'Èvian ), is a commune in Eastern France , by the border with Switzerland.
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.
The Mont Blanc massif viewed from the locality of the "Pierre Plate" St Gervais les Bains (also referred to as St Gervais or St Gervais Mont Blanc) is a traditional French market and spa town, not a recently purpose built resort, and so has a significant year round population, rather than just seasonal and is full of historical buildings giving it the traditional charm much sought after in the ...
[1] [2] From the early 18th century to the 1930s, Western Europe experienced an increase in spa and bathing culture, leading to the construction of elaborate bath houses. [1] These would often include gardens, casinos, theatres, and villas surrounding the springs and the bath houses. [1] [3]