Cauterets
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| Commune of Cauterets | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 00° 06' 45" W |
| Latitude | 42° 53' 24" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Région | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Département | Hautes-Pyrénées |
| Arrondissement | Argelès-Gazost |
| Canton | Argelès-Gazost |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 503 m–3,300 m (avg. 1,000 m) |
| Land area¹ | 156.84 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
1,305 |
| - Density (1999) | 8/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 65138/ 65110 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Cauterets is a spa town, a ski resort and a commune of the Hautes-Pyrénées département, in southwestern France.
[edit] Geography
Cauterets is located 32 km southwest of Lourdes. It lies in the beautiful valley of the Gave de Cauterets.
Cauterets is a centre for excursions, the Monn (2,723 m), the Cabaliros (2,333 m), the Pic de Chabarrou (2,910 m), the Vignemale (3,298 m), and other summits being in its neighborhood.
[edit] Springs
Cauterets is well known for its copious thermal springs. They are chiefly characterized by the presence of sulphur and silicate of soda, and are used in the treatment of diseases of the respiratory organs, rheumatism, skin diseases and many other maladies.
[edit] External link and reference
- Tourism office website (in French)
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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