Précigné

Précigné in the Sarthe département of the Pays de la Loire is a small thermal destination in the rural Maine landscape, where bicarbonate springs have been used for bathing on a modest scale since the 19th century, in the long tradition of French balneologie. The surrounding Sarthe landscape — the gentle valleys, Romanesque churches and slow rivers of the Maine region, with the medieval city of Le Mans just 30 kilometres away — provides a quietly beautiful backdrop for a traditional French thermal stay. The unhurried, village-scale character of Précigné's thermal establishment preserves a sense of the authentic petite station thermale that once dotted the French countryside before the rationalisation of the French spa sector.