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Origin and history

The Museum of Geothermal and Thermalism is located in Chaudes-Aigues, a town renowned for its natural hot water sources. This monument highlights the historical and technical importance of local geothermal resources, without the data available specifying its exact period of creation or evolution. Museums dedicated to geothermal and thermalism generally illustrate the link between populations and natural resources exploited for therapeutic or energy uses.

In Chaudes-Aigues, as in other thermal cities, these practices have shaped the local economy and traditions, although the museum-specific archives remain limited in the sources consulted.

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