Thermes de Rieupeyroux
- Location
- Rieupeyroux, France
- Water type
- sulfurous
- Temperature
- 31 °C
- pH
- 3.1
Water profile
Stimulating — wakes the body and boosts circulation.
Rich in active gases or metals — a strong mineral character.
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Thermes de Rieupeyroux is a sulfurous thermal station in the commune of Rieupeyroux in the Aveyron, near the historic coal-mining spa of Cransac-les-Thermes — known since Roman times for spontaneous underground combustion that made it 'France's Yellowstone,' where naturally heated radioactive gases emerged from the Carboniferous coal seams to warm therapeutic caves used since antiquity. The sulfurous mineral waters of this Aveyron thermal tradition flow in the deep rural heartland of the Massif Central, where the Aubrac plateau, the Gorges du Dourdou, and the pilgrimage route to Conques create a landscape of extraordinary medieval heritage and volcanic geology. The nearby Conques abbey, housing the masterpiece Romanesque tympanum and the Sainte-Foy reliquary treasure, makes this region one of France's most compelling combinations of thermal wellness and Romanesque pilgrimage culture.