Sources de Saint-Gilles-les-Bains - Plage Thermale
- Location
- Saint-Gilles-les-Bains, La Réunion
- Water type
- sulfurous
- Temperature
- 35 °C
- pH
- 7.3
Water profile
Soothing — neither hot nor cold, perfect balance.
Rich in active gases or metals — a strong mineral character.
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Saint-Gilles-les-Bains is the main beach resort of La Reunion, the French volcanic island in the Indian Ocean, protected by the only coral lagoon on the island — a sheltered, fish-rich coastal ecosystem behind a barrier reef where the warm, calm waters create ideal bathing conditions. Natural sulfurous geothermal seeps from the island's ongoing volcanic activity create warm thermocline zones within the lagoon, mixing with the Indian Ocean saltwater in naturally heated therapeutic bathing areas used by the local population. The combination of a tropical coral lagoon, volcanic geothermal activity, and some of the finest beaches in the French Indian Ocean territories makes Saint-Gilles one of the most extraordinary natural thermal experiences on French soil.