Avene Thermal

Avène Thermal is the famous thermal center of the globally recognized Avène skincare brand in the remote village of Avène in the Haut-Languedoc, where the exceptionally pure thermal spring waters have been used for skin care since 1743 — when the water was discovered by chance, leading to the recognition of one of Europe's most distinctive mineral waters. The thermal water of Avène is classified among the world's most biologically gentle: its near-zero mineral content, neutral pH, and the unique microbiome of the spring — including the bacterium Aquaphilus dolomiae, extensively studied since the 1990s — give these waters a character unlike any other European thermal spring. The spa offers thermal stays within a dedicated wellness campus in the pristine Black Mountain landscape of southern France, in a long tradition of thermal skin care and well-being.