Thuès-les-Bains

Thuès-les-Bains is a hamlet located within the commune of Nyer, in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of southern France. A thermal spa was established there in the 19th century along the banks of the Têt River. Over time, the spa was repurposed into a functional rehabilitation center and later a specialized care facility.[1]

Hot springs in the vicinity have driven the development of thermal tourism in the area. Since the early 21st century, warm-water canyoning activities have been offered in the Faget stream, which flows into the Têt just upstream of the hamlet.[2]

Location and access

Thuès-les-Bains is administratively part of the commune of Nyer,[3] approximately four kilometers by road from Nyer's village center and less than two kilometers from the neighboring upstream commune of Thuès-Entre-Valls.

The hamlet lies adjacent to the N116 road, connecting Bourg-Madame upstream to Perpignan downstream.[3]

History

Situated near the historic hot springs of Eixalada, Thuès-les-Bains was originally part of the commune of En until it was merged into Nyer in 1822.[4] The thermal baths were constructed in 1860,[1] during the peak of Pyrenean thermalism, spurred by railway development and promoted by Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III.

Tourism and nearby culture

Sports activities

Just upstream from the hamlet, the Faget stream enables warm-water canyoning, even in winter, due to thermal springs with temperatures reaching up to 60 °C (140 °F).[2][5] While the stream is close to Thuès-les-Bains, it lies administratively on the border of Thuès-Entre-Valls.[6]

Saint-André d'Eixalada Monastery

The Saint-André d'Eixalada Monastery, built in 840 near the hot springs on the right bank of the Têt River, about one kilometer downstream from the current thermal facility, was destroyed by a flood in October 878.[7] Less than forty years after its construction, the monks relocated to found the Abbey of Saint-Michel de Cuxa near Prades. No traces remain of the original Early Middle Ages structures.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Bassède, Lluís (1990). Toponymie historique de Catalunya Nord [Historical Toponymy of Northern Catalonia] (in French). Éditions Terra Nostra. p. 115. ISBN 978-2-402-12361-7.
  2. ^ a b "Cascades d'eaux chaudes, canyon de Thuès, Faget" [Hot waterfalls, Thuès canyon, Faget]. descente-canyon.com (in French). Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b "IGN Map: Nyer". Géoportail (in French). Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2020. Northern boundary of Nyer commune on IGN map; Nyer village is located at center-right; Thuès-les-Bains hamlet is on the left at the communal boundary; hot springs are noted nearby (scale 1:17,055, commune boundary outlined in yellow; zoom out as needed to view Nyer's full communal boundaries).
  4. ^ Pélissier, Jean-Pierre (1986). Paroisses et communes de France: Pyrénées-Orientales [Parishes and Communes of France: Pyrénées-Orientales] (in French). CNRS Éditions. p. 342. ISBN 978-2-222-03821-4.
  5. ^ "Canyon d'eau chaude de Thuès – canyoning en hiver" [Thuès warm-water canyon – canyoning in winter]. inextremis-aventura.fr (in French). Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  6. ^ "IGN Map: Faget Stream". Géoportail (in French). Retrieved 6 February 2020. Location of Faget stream on IGN map, at the boundary of Thuès-Entre-Valls commune, a few hundred meters from Thuès-les-Bains hamlet (scale 1:17,055, commune boundaries in yellow; zoom in once for better stream localization).
  7. ^ Ponsich, Pierre (1989). Le pays catalan [The Catalan Country] (in French). Vol. 2. Éditions Loubatières. p. 47. ISBN 978-2-86266-115-5.
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