- Mont-Dore
:"For the suburb of Nouméa, New Caledonia, see
Le Mont-Dore ."French commune
nomcommune=Mont-Dore in the background
légende=Le village avec le Puy de Sancy en arrière plan
région=Auvergne
département=Puy-de-Dôme
arrondissement=Clermont-Ferrand
canton=Rochefort-Montagne
insee=63236
cp=63240
maire=Jean-François Dubourg
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=
longitude=2.80972222222
latitude=45.5772222222
alt moy=1,050 m
alt mini=897 m
alt maxi=1,883 m
hectares=3,587
km²=35.87
sans=1,682
date-sans=1999
dens=46
date-dens=1999Mont-Dore, formerly called Mont-Dore-les-Bains, is a
spa town and commune of thePuy-de-Dôme "département", in centralFrance .Geography
Mont-Dore is located on the right bank of the
Dordogne River not far from its source, and 31 m. by road S.W. ofClermont-Ferrand . The Monts Dore close the valley towards the south.Thermal springs
The thermal springs of Mont-Dore, now numbering twelve, were known to the Romans. Bicarbonate of soda, iron and arsenic are the principal ingredients of the waters, which are used both for drinking and bathing, baths of high temperature being characteristic of the treatment; they are efficacious in cases of pulmonary consumption, bronchitis, asthma, and nervous and rheumatic paralysis. From the elevation and exposure of the valley, the climate of Mont-Dore is severe, and the season only lasts from
15 June to15 September . The bath-house was rebuilt in 1891-1894.ights
In the park, along the Dordogne, relics from the old
Roman baths have been collected. The surrounding country, with its fir woods, pastures, waterfalls and mountains, is very attractive. To the south is thePuy de Sancy (6189 ft.), the loftiest peak of central France.References
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