Mont-Dore 3175071 224556386 2008-07-09T11:47:47Z Daemonic Kangaroo 2116232 tidy :''For the suburb of Nouméa, New Caledonia, see [[Le Mont-Dore]].'' {{French commune |nomcommune=Mont-Dore [[Image:Le mont dore vu du puy gros.jpg|270 px]]<br><small> Mont-Dore with the [[Puy de Sancy]] in the background</small> |légende=Le village avec le Puy de Sancy en arrière plan |région=[[Auvergne]] |département=[[Puy-de-Dôme]] |arrondissement=Clermont-Ferrand |canton=[[Canton of Rochefort-Montagne|Rochefort-Montagne]] |insee=63236 |cp=63240 |maire=Jean-François Dubourg |mandat=2001-2008 |intercomm= |longitude=2.80972222222 |latitude=45.5772222222 |alt moy=1,050 m |alt mini=897 m |alt maxi=1,883 m |hectares=3,587 |km²=35.87 |sans=1,682 |date-sans=1999 |dens=46 |date-dens=1999}} '''Mont-Dore''', formerly called '''Mont-Dore-les-Bains''', is a [[spa town]] and [[communes of France|commune]] of the [[Puy-de-Dôme]] ''[[departments of France|département]]'', in central [[France]]. ==Geography== Mont-Dore is located on the right bank of the [[Dordogne River]] not far from its source, and 31 m. by road S.W. of [[Clermont-Ferrand]]. The Monts Dore close the valley towards the south. ==Thermal springs== The thermal springs of Mont-Dore, now numbering twelve, were known to the Romans. Bicarbonate of soda, iron and arsenic are the principal ingredients of the waters, which are used both for drinking and bathing, baths of high temperature being characteristic of the treatment; they are efficacious in cases of pulmonary consumption, bronchitis, asthma, and nervous and rheumatic paralysis. From the elevation and exposure of the valley, the climate of Mont-Dore is severe, and the season only lasts from [[15 June]] to [[15 September]]. The bath-house was rebuilt in 1891-1894. ==Sights== In the park, along the Dordogne, relics from the old [[Roman baths]] have been collected. The surrounding country, with its fir woods, pastures, waterfalls and mountains, is very attractive. To the south is the [[Puy de Sancy]] (6189 ft.), the loftiest peak of central France. ==References== {{commons|Category:Mont-Dore|Mont-Dore}} * {{1911}} [[Category:Communes of Puy-de-Dôme]] [[Category:Spa towns in France]] [[de:Le Mont-Dore]] [[fr:Mont-Dore (Puy-de-Dôme)]] [[it:Mont-Dore]] [[nl:Mont-Dore]] [[pl:Mont-Dore]] [[pt:Mont-Dore]] [[vi:Mont-Dore]] [[vo:Mont-Dore (Puy-de-Dôme)]]