Mont-Dore
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- For the suburb of Nouméa, New Caledonia, see Le Mont-Dore.
Mont-Dore, formerly called Mont-Dore-les-Bains, is a spa town and commune of the Puy-de-Dôme département, in central France.
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[edit] 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. of Clermont-Ferrand. The Monts Dore close the valley towards the south.
[edit] 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 the 15th of June to the 15th of September. The bath-house was rebuilt in 1891-1894.
[edit] Sights
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 the Puy de Sancy (6189 ft.), the loftiest peak of central France.
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
