Rennes-les-Bains
Commune in Occitanie, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rennes-les-Bains (French pronunciation: [ʁɛn le bɛ̃] ⓘ; Occitan: Los Banhs de Rènnas) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
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Rennes-les-Bains | |
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Coordinates: 42°55′11″N 2°19′11″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Aude |
Arrondissement | Limoux |
Canton | La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | André Authier[1] |
Area 1 | 18.77 km2 (7.25 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 210 |
• Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 11310 /11190 |
Elevation | 254–822 m (833–2,697 ft) (avg. 310 m or 1,020 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bathers have enjoyed the natural hot spring waters for thousands of years - they are still used today as a cure for rheumatism and certain skin problems. Today, it is a modern thermal spa with the latest equipment. Due to a microbe found in the piping of the old baths they have been closed and a new hospital built which gets its water from another source. Due to its enormous popularity the 'Bains Forts', an old 'lavoir' where young people have bathed for the last 40 years, have been cemented in and closed indefinitely. This event has led some to rename Rennes-les-Bains, Rennes-sans-Bains.