Avène
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Herault | |
| Arrondissement | Beziers | |
| Canton | Clermont-l'Hérault | |
| Community association | Grand Orb | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 45 ' N , 3 ° 6' E | |
| height | 294-978 m | |
| surface | 62.65 km 2 | |
| Residents | 287 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 5 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 34260 | |
| INSEE code | 34019 | |
| Website | http://www.avene.net | |
 Aerial view of the place |
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Avène is a French commune with 287 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Béziers and the canton of Clermont-l'Hérault .
geography
The municipality is located about 50 kilometers north of Béziers on the upper reaches of the Orb River and borders the neighboring Aveyron department . Neighboring municipalities are Ceilhes-et-Rocozels in the north, Joncels in the east, Lunas and Le Bousquet-d'Orb in the south-east, Camplong in the south, Graissesac in the south-west and Mélagues and Tauriac-de-Camarès in the west (Aveyron department).
The municipality is part of the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park . Just above the village, the Orb is dammed up into the Réservoir d'Avène .
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
| Residents | 457 | 430 | 259 | 269 | 275 | 289 |
Healing spring
Avène is a traditional health resort due to its thermal spring . The “Sainte Odile” spring has been officially recognized as a medicinal water spring since 1874. More than 300 scientific studies have proven the skin-soothing, anti-irritant and anti-inflammatory effects of the Avène thermal water. Every year, more than 4,000 patients visit the Avène Thermal Clinic with neurodermatitis , psoriasis , eczema or skin burns.
Attractions
- Church Saint-André from the 12th century
- Church Saint-Pierre in the 17th century
- Church of Our Lady of the 12th century
- Church Saint-Antoine from the 18th century
- Saint-Barthélémy chapel from the 12th century
- Church Nativité de la Vierge from the 19th century
- 19th century Saint Martin church
- Bridge over the Orb from the 13th century
Personalities
- Michel Galabru , French actor, born October 27, 1922 in Safi, Morocco, spent his childhood here
Web links
- Information about the mineral spring (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry No. 34019 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)