Languedocien
Languedocien (French name, ), Languedocian or Lengadocian (), is an Occitan dialect spoken in rural parts of southern France such as Languedoc, Rouergue, Quercy, Agenais and Southern Périgord. It is sometimes also called Languedocien-Guyennai ...
: ''L’Amalon'') is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Hérault
Hérault (; oc, Erau, ) is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault River, its prefecture is Montpellier. It had a population of 1,175,623 in 2019.département
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in the
Occitanie Occitanie may refer to:
*Occitania, a region in southern France called ''Occitanie'' in French
*Occitania (administrative region)
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region
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in southern
France
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.
Geography
Lamalou-les-Bains is located 53½ miles west of
Montpellier
Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of ...
Cévennes
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. The village lies at an altitude of 200 metres and offers commanding views of the rivers, lakes and mountains situated in Haut Languedoc.
Population
Its inhabitants are called ''Lamalousiens'' in French.
Spa
The waters, which are both hot and cold, are used in cases of
rheumatism
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,
sciatica
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,
locomotor ataxia
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Germany
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Misasa
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Japan
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Yaoundé
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Cameroon
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Festival
Lamalou-les-Bains hosts an annual Operetta Festival in the months of July and August.
See also
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Communes of the Hérault department
The following is a list of the 342 communes of the Hérault department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Town website