La Fontaine Chaude
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The hot fountain known as the Nèhe spring takes its name from a Norse goddess of water. It is built over what is believed to be an ancient Roman bath. The water is at a temperature of 64°C and along with the mineralization of the water and silt from the local Ardor River, a thermal mud is made which is used locally as a rheumatology treatment.
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•December 13, 2022
A particularly impressive testimony to the ancient history of the city is the thermal fountain (La Fontaine Chaude) - also Source de la Nèhe: This building was erected in the 19th century on the site of a Roman thermal bath. The spring produces 2.4 million liters of water at a temperature of 64 ° C every day. The water rises from a depth of 2000 m. The quarter of the meat and poultry traders used to be here. The housewives used the hot water to boil their eggs and pluck their poultry.
Source: Wikipediatranslated by•January 28, 2020
Source of hot water drawn from 2000 m with a temperature of 64°c at the outlet 🥵🥵 .
translated by•September 10, 2021
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