Tercis-les-Bains
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Tercis-les-Bains Tèrcis |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Country | |
| Arrondissement | Dax | |
| Canton | Dax-1 | |
| Community association | Grand Dax | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 40 ′ N , 1 ° 7 ′ W | |
| height | 2-62 m | |
| surface | 10.19 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,203 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 118 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 40180 | |
| INSEE code | 40314 | |
Tercis-les-Bains ( Occitan : TERCIS ) is a French municipality with 1203 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of land in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). Tercis-les-Bains is part of the Dax arrondissement and the Dax-1 canton (until 2015: Dax-Sud canton ).
geography
Tercis-les-Bains is located about six kilometers southwest of Dax in the Marensin countryside . The Adour borders the community in the north and west, the Luy in the south. Tercis-les-Bains is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Angoumé and Mèes in the north, Dax in the north-east, Oeyreluy in the east, Heugas in the south and south-east, Siest in the south-west and Rivière-Saas-et-Gourby in the west and north-west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 554 | 600 | 612 | 790 | 966 | 1,035 | 1,146 | 1,185 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church
- Thermal springs
Trivia
The reference point for the so-called Maastrichtian is located in the quarries of Tercis-les-Bains .
