Avène

Avène in the Hérault département of Languedoc is known worldwide not primarily as a thermal spa destination but as the source of one of the world's most renowned mineral waters associated with skin comfort, the Avène thermal spring water whose exceptionally low mineralisation and unique silicate composition led to the spring's water being incorporated into the Pierre Fabre group's globally distributed dermatological product line sold in pharmacies across sixty countries. The thermal establishment at the Domaine de l'Eau d'Avène welcomes guests within a long thermal tradition associated with the comfort and softness of the skin, making Avène one of France's most distinctive thermal stations, where the care of sensitive skin is approached with particular attention. The village's extraordinary transformation from an obscure Languedocian thermal station into a global cosmetics brand represents one of the most successful international commercial developments in the history of French spa culture.