Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda ( French pronunciation: [ameli le bɛ̃ palalda] ; Catalan : Els Banys i Palaldà ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France .
5-458: 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. Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Céret . It sits at the confluence of
10-689: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Canton of Le Canigou The canton of Le Canigou is an administrative division of the Pyrénées-Orientales department , in southern France . It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda . It consists of the following communes: This Pyrénées-Orientales geographical article
15-587: 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. In the winter season the average temperature is about 10 degrees Celsius, and in the summer it is roughly 29 degrees Celsius with the occasional thunderstorm late afternoon. The town has numerous sulphur springs (20-60C.). They have been used as baths by those with rheumatism and illnesses of
20-400: The lungs. By the end of the 19th century there were two bathing establishments, one of which preserved remains of Roman baths , and a large military thermal hospital. 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
25-527: The town in 1848, and subsequently promoted it. In Catalan it is still called Els banys d'Arles . In 1942, the former communes of Amélie-les-Bains and Palalda were merged to form the new commune Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda. François Mefler, mayor of Amélie-les-Bains since October 1941, became the new mayor of Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda in October 1942, after Amélie-les-Bains and Palalda were united together. This Pyrénées-Orientales geographical article
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