Canton Arles-sur-Tech Local time Wednesday 10:04 AM | Region Occitanie Area 29.43 km² | |
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Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Haut Vallespir Weather 11°C, Wind S at 6 km/h, 66% Humidity | ||
Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda (Catalan: Els banys d'Arles) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Contents
- Map of 66110 AmC3A9lie les Bains Palalda France
- Localisation
- Climate
- Springs
- Toponymy
- Mayors
- Sites of interest
- Notable people
- References
Map of 66110 Am%C3%A9lie-les-Bains-Palalda, France
It is situated in the Tech valley, and combines the old and the new with a mix of narrow cobbled streets and modern accommodation. It has become a 'station verte' meaning that it must strive at all times to ensure that tourists benefit from a calm and natural environment.
Localisation
Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda is located at the confluence of the Mondony with the Tech, 28.5 miles (46 km) SSW of Perpignan by road. The town is situated at a height of 770 feet (230 m) and has both a winter and summer season.
Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda is located in the canton of Arles-sur-Tech and in the arrondissement of Céret.
Climate
In the winter season the average temperature is about 10 degrees Celsius, and in the summer it is roughly 29 degrees Celsius. Thunderstorms are not infrequent in the area, and the telltale signs are small showers throughout the day.
Springs
The town has numerous sulphur springs (20-60C.) used as baths by sufferers from rheumatism and illnesses of the lungs. There are two bathing establishments, one of which preserves remains of Roman baths, and a large military thermal hospital.
Toponymy
The town, formerly called Les-Bains-d'Arles, became Fort-les-Bains in 1670 after the construction of the new castle. It was renamed Amélie-les-Bains in 1840 after Queen Amelia wife of Louis Philippe. She finally visited the town in 1848, for which she then did much advertisement. In Catalan it is still called Els banys d'Arles.
Mayors
François Mefler, mayor of Amélie-les-Bains since October 1941, becomes the new mayor of Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda in October 1942, after Amélie-les-Bains and Palalda were united together.