Alet-les-Bains
- Location
- Aude, France
- Water type
- bicarbonate
- Temperature
- 40 °C
- pH
- 7.3
Water profile
Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.
Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Alet-les-Bains is a medieval spa village in the Aude department of Occitanie, southern France, nestled in a gorge carved by the Aude River and surrounded by vineyards and limestone crags. Its bicarbonate mineral springs, known since antiquity, were exploited during the Roman period and experienced a revival of spa activity in the 19th century when elegant bathing establishments were constructed around the medieval village core. The village retains its remarkable historic character, with a ruined Romanesque cathedral abbey dating from the 12th century rising above the thermal baths and creating one of the most evocative medieval-spa townscapes in southern France. Alet-les-Bains is an enchanting and understated destination for those seeking to combine therapeutic mineral waters with the rich cultural heritage of the Cathar country and the Pyrenean foothills.