Thermes de Royat
- Location
- Royat, Puy-de-Dome, France
- Water type
- bicarbonate
- Temperature
- 35 °C
- pH
- 7.8
Water profile
Soothing — neither hot nor cold, perfect balance.
Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
The Thermes de Royat in Royat, a distinguished spa town perched on the volcanic plateau immediately west of Clermont-Ferrand, have been celebrated for their CO₂-rich bicarbonate springs since Roman legions first discovered them over two millennia ago. Royat's waters, naturally carbonated by volcanic activity beneath the Chaîne des Puys — now a UNESCO World Heritage Site — occupy a central place in France's thermal medicine tradition for cardiac and circulatory care, making this one of the country's most storied therapeutic spa destinations. The Belle Époque architecture of the thermal establishment, its elegant park, and the surrounding Auvergne volcanic landscape create a setting of unusual geological drama and historical grandeur.