Balaruc-les-Bains

Located on the banks of the Lake Thau, the largest pond of Languedoc, Balaruc-les-Bains has the distinction of forming a peninsula facing remote management Sète 7 km. Montpellier is 28 miles southwest. Between the scrubland and the sea, in the Bassin de Thau, Balaruc-les-Bains is located on a peninsula that enters the waters of this lake 20 km which is considered here as a "small sea".

This location gives it a marine microclimate mitigated when the sun is omnipresent (2600 hours of sunshine a year), the average high temperature. The fresh sea air, the proximity of the Mediterranean and the Thau lagoon are exceptional assets for Balaruc-les-Bains.

The spa Balaruc-les-Bains, with two therapeutic indications (rheumatology and phlebology), ranked first spa resort in France.

Municipality	Balaruc-les-Bains
Postcode	34540
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Latitude	43.4425979 (N 43° 26’ 33”)
Longitude	3.6792410 (E 3° 40’ 45”)
Surface area	8.66 km²
Population	7207 inhabitants
Density	832 inhabitants/km²
Prefecture	Montpellier (30 km, 37 min)
Insee code	34023
Intercommunality	CA Sète Agglopôle Méditerranée
Department	Hérault
Territory	Languedoc-Roussillon
Region	Occitanie

Balaruc-le-Vieux	2.2 km (5 min)
Poussan	6 km (11 min)
Bouzigues	7.7 km (13 min)
Gigean	8.1 km (14 min)
Sète	9.6 km (16 min)
Loupian	11.2 km (15 min)
Montbazin	11.8 km (17 min)
Mèze	12.3 km (16 min)
Frontignan	12.5 km (16 min)
Cournonsec	15.3 km (19 min)
Fabrègues	15.4 km (21 min)
Vic-la-Gardiole	16.3 km (23 min)
Villeveyrac	16.5 km (19 min)
Mireval	16.7 km (24 min)

The Architectural Heritage:

The Pavillon Sevigne: First of Balaruc-les-Bains spa (built in 1753), it is the center of the city. It now houses the Tourist Office. Its beautiful arcades surrounding a pool of thermal water and the park Sevigne were created in 1833.
The archaeological excavations of the Gallo-Roman basilica Balaruc-les-Bains: Located in the square near the Bordes Pavillon Sevigne (current headquarters of the Tourist Office). The currently visible part is dated the 3rd century AD. The set consists of a large building of approximately 150m ² evoking a basilica (monument widespread in the Roman world), and two adjacent rooms of a long corridor of approximately 3 m wide, which served the various parts of the system.
The Chapel of Our Lady of the Waters: In the Middle Ages, the peninsula is known as the Sancta Maria de Aquis. The Romanesque church of the 11th century, is typical Languedoc style. It was built on ruins whose architecture reflects that they date from the seventh or early eighth century. It was built at the foot of the hill Piosche Aix, on the banks of the Thau lagoon. The church is mentioned in a bull of Pope Urban III in 1187, under the name "Ecclesia (Church) Aquis Béatae Mariae", in the bull of Pope Paul in 1536 and third in a charter of the Bishop of Montpellier in 1587. In 1790, it appears in the map of César-François Cassini de Thyry, under the name "Our Lady of Balaruc baths". This is a priory which depended on the Mense chapter since the early 15th century. The vault of the church served as a burial to several people including Joseph Montgolfier. His body remained there from 1810 to 1858. By 1880, this church was abandoned and converted fisherman's store. Balaruc-les-Bains City acquired the building in the 1990s. Listed as a Historical Monument, it is currently undergoing an extensive rehabilitation program. Significant work has been made to ensure the withdrawal of water and the consolidation of the apse, and the demolition of the wall separating the nave and the apse. Eventually, this building which is part balarucois heritage and collective memory of this city will become a visitor area.
The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption: The first stone was laid in 1855, the church building was completed in 1858. At the entrance of the church, we note a beautiful pink marble font, the altar, a mosaic pavement from a Roman villa; the transept, a beautiful 18th century Christ, in the choir, you Admire beautiful paintings whose remarkable Annunciation Guido Reni offered by Napoleon the third in 1860 in recognition of the benefits of water Balaruc, for his father Louis Bonaparte. After a fire that destroyed, a few years ago, the door and the entrance to the church, it has benefited from substantial rehabilitation.

Activities wellness center O'balia:

The first thermal spa in the Mediterranean, irrigated by the famous hot springs, open all year Balaruc-les-Bains. Renowned since antiquity for its hot springs, drawn from his basement, thermal spring water Balaruc-les-Bains now becomes "welfare". O'balia is a unique place of pleasure and relaxation, which through thermal water, everyone can relax according to their desires and live a unique moment of relaxation. A fascinating journey through an unforgettable sensory experience!
Space basins Magic of Water: An area dedicated to water and its pleasures.
Space Spa Magic Hands: A universe dedicated to beauty and sweetness.

Water activities with the Water Sports Centre Manuréva:

The Centre Nautique Manuréva is affiliated with the French Sailing Federation. It ensures supervision and qualified instructors as well as material and equipment to safely navigate. During the summer, apprentices sea lions as seasoned sailors will enjoy the various deals offered by the Municipal Water Sports Centre:
The "sea garden", from 6 years.
Junior Internship (- 13 years) optimist (7/10 years), electron (10/13 years), windsurfing (children over 10 years).
Internships catamaran and windsurfing, for over 13 years.
Tuition.
Package leisure was young sailors

The walk Georges Brassens - Laurent Spinosi and legend Applies to:

On foot or bicycle, at this 1.8-kilometer walk, which borders the peninsula and borders balarucoise the Thau lagoon, the port to the impasse of the creeks, you can see Sete "The Venice of Languedoc "and the Mont Saint Clair (183 m); Agde, born Greek city at the foot of a volcano: Mount St. Loup (113 m), Meze, the first small fishing harbor of the Mediterranean; Bouzigues, cradle of the shellfish.
Another curiosity about this walk, the trompe l'oeil fresco of the hut "Lolo", a famous local painter, and Georges Brassens. Laurent Spinosi (Lolo says), balarucois, was a fisherman and painter. In the hut where he lived on the edge of the Thau lagoon, very often he received his childhood friend, Georges Brassens, singer and poet sétoise home. The hut "Lolo" is reproduced here in its place of origin, as it was in the 60s. She received the visits of many personalities of the era including Brigitte Bardot, Manitas de Platas. Salvador Dali, he had promised to Lolo: "if one day I come to you, I go back up the chimney", which he did. The fisherman and poet Jean Respaut says "Dugomier", was inspired by the site and its host in his famous poem "String" and "The Tennissier". In summer, Georges Brassens and Lolo bathed often Roquerols lighthouse which is located offshore. They fished clams, oysters, mussels ... The name of this promenade Thau lagoon is a tribute to these figures balarucoises.
In the end Promenade, the abyss of Vise, close to the creek of the angle, is offered to walkers: a funnel 100 m in diameter and a depth of 30 m. This is an underwater source of fresh water at 20 ° that can be readily detected by the presence of a halo several meters to the surface waters. A legend tells balarucoise presence at the bottom of the pond at that location, a volcano and a wonderful sunken city ...

Information points	Tourist Office of Balaruc
Leisure centres	Casino of Balaruc-les-Bains Garden Antique Méditerranéen
Monuments	Church Notre-Dame-d'Aix
Natural sites	Headland of Balaruc

Last name	Activity type	Rate	City
Sport and relaxation cruise on a liveaboard sailboat	Nature and the great outdoors	80 € to 130 €	Balaruc-les-Bains
Guided tour of an oyster farm with introduction to tasting	Local flavours	4 € to 9 €	Loupian (4.6 km)
Panoramic microlight flight over the port and oyster beds	Sports sensations	80 € to 180 €	Sète (4.7 km)
Discover the oyster beds	Local flavours	13 € to 15 €	Mèze (6.2 km)
Canyoning in Hérault and the Montpellier hinterland	Sports sensations	45 €	Montpellier (24 km)

Last name	Outing type	Difficulty	Duration	Departure municipality
Le Clos d'Alice	Horse ride	Easy	1:00	Le Pouget (21 km)
Volcanic balconies	Hike	Intermediate	3:00	Lieuran-Cabrières (26 km)
The scrubland Trail	Hike	Intermediate	2:00	Péret (27 km)
Around the royal manufacture of Villeneuvette	Village visit	Easy	1:00	Péret (29 km)
Crests Vissou	Hike	Intermediate	4:00	Péret (29 km)

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