Uriage-les-Bains (or ''Uriage'') is a

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, at above sea level. Uriage is attached to the communes of Saint-Martin-d'Uriage and

Vaulnaveys-le-Haut Vaulnaveys-le-Haut ( frp, Vâlnavês-d’Amont) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Isère department The following is a list of the 512 Communes of France, communes in the Fren ...

and is located in the

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Isère Isère ( , ; frp, Isera; oc, Isèra, ) is a landlocked department in the southeastern French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.Chamrousse Chamrousse () is a ski resort in southeastern France, in the Belledonne mountain range near Grenoble in the Isère department. It is located in a commune of the same name and is situated on the Recoin at and the Roche Béranger at . The ski- ...

. The inhabitants are called the ''Uriageois (es)''. Uriage does not have the status of a municipality. Uriage is served by the departmental road 524, which is the old N524 from

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, through

Gières Gières () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration). The archaeologist Joseph Chamonard (1866–1936) died in Gières. Grenoble-Universités-Gières station has rail c ...

Origin

The town was established during the

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. The Romans built baths to enjoy the anti-

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properties of the springwater. They ventured up to the Croix de Chamrousse at the foot of which, eight Roman bronze medals were found, in 1856.

Uriage thermal water

Uriage thermal water contains sulphide and

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, and has a molecular concentration similar to that of human

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, which is unique in the world and allowed to be administered directly in intra-muscular injections. There are various curing techniques including showers, baths, hydromassages, applications of mud, filiform shower and aerosols.

External links

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