A stone's throw away (less than a kilometer) of the Ariège campsite Evasion you will find the thermal baths of Ussat les Bains and its thermal park, a place steeped in history suspended in the time when a very precious tranquility in our time reigns. In the shadow of centenary trees it is the ideal place to find the freshness in summer, it is also a thermal center renowned for its waters with recognized virtues for centuries.
The history of thermalism in Ussat les Bains
Some authors believe that the Gallo-Roman populations have exploited thermal baths at this location of the Ariège valley there is no vestige. The first written documents which attest to an attendance at the premises for therapeutic purposes come back 15th century by Dr. Ourgaud, thermal doctor and historian. He wrote in 1860: "In the 15th century we threw a few shelters of planks on the pond and gradually dug a certain number of tanks lined with slate blades".
It was in 1807 that the thermal baths entered history, the King of Holland Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (brother of Napoleon 1 st and father of Napoleon III) came to cure at the thermal baths in Ussat-les-Bains . Affected by a "serious illness which prohibited him from locomotion", left for it. Thanks to this brand visit, enlargement works were undertaken. We then carried the number of baths from 18 to 26.
The thermal baths of Ussat les Bains at the heyday.
But, in the 1830s, the success of the station was compromised by the supply concerns of the thermal water establishment. The flow of it was too low for the number of spa guests from treatment. In 1840 a scientific commission made up of doctors, engineers from the mines and the mayor of Pamiers, then president of the hospices, owners of the premises embarked on the construction of a new establishment. This is how the " Fraxin thermal baths " were born, still visible today. The construction will take no less than fifteen years!
Then began a long period of lethargy for the thermal establishment. The station still hosted a large number of summer visitors, from June to September. They came to enjoy its pure air, its animations and the freshness of the thermal park. Despite everything, the hospices of Pamiers decided to get rid of it, and it was sold in 1981 during auctions "at the candle" ...
Throughout its history, the thermal station has experienced multiple setbacks, but it has always ended up overcoming them thanks to the exceptional quality of its waters, and the benefit that the sick have been drawing for so long.
The virtues of Ussat Les Bains Thermo-Mineral Water
Due to the complexity of the Pyrenean subsoil, Ussat thermo-mineral water Bains has unique physico-chemical characteristics. Its minerality and thermality (59 ° C) have their origin in the deep geological layers which it crosses during a path of several tens of thousands of years.
Ussat water is "sulphate, calcium and magnesian". These are the chemical elements that predominate in its composition. It also contains silicate and many trace elements such as lithium. Several centuries of thermal practice in Ussat-les-Bains have noted that this water is antispasmodic, sedative, balancing, remineralizing and healing.
Physico-chemical composition of water
- Emergence temperature: 59 ° C
- PH: 6.9 / Conductivity: 2060
- Bicarbonates: 126 mg/l
- Chlorides: 53 mg/L
- Sulfates: 1050 mg/L
- Nitrates: inf. at 1 mg/l
- Calcium: 400 mg/
- Magnesium: 63 mg/L
- Sodium: 44 mg/L
- Silica: 40.5 mg/L
- Potassium: 9.2 mg/L
- Stontium: 5.9 mg/L
- Lithium: 0.12 mg/L
- Fluor: 0.73 mg/L
The thermal baths of Ussat the Bains today
Today led by a dynamic team The station is reborn from its ashes and offers many health and well -being formulas that are a real success with a clientele who is looking for a hydration on a human dimension.
The thermal baths of Ussat les Bains welcomes you from the end of March to the end of November and offers you a whole range of cures for the treatment of neurological, psychosomatic, gynecological and rheumatological conditions.
You can also if you are accompanying or on vacation enjoy the benefits of the thermal waters of Ussat les Bains. A large choice of well -being and relaxation treatments is offered to you, ranging from aquagym to relaxation massage through aesthetic care.
Useful links
- Ussat thermal domain: https://www.thermes-ussat.fr/
- To house you will find a place of tranquility at the Ariège campsite to extend the benefits of your cure.
