The Landes is the leading Department in France for spa treatments with 73,989 patients in 2005. The spa resorts are very busy from March to November.
The Institut du Thermalisme (Spa Training Institute), which opened in Dax in 1999, confirms the Landes' leading role in the development of French spas.
Leading spa resort in France, 52,247 patients in 2005.
Treatments: rheumatology, phlebology, and gynaecology.
18 spa centres.
Open all-year-round.
Contact Dax Tourist Office for information, phone: 05 58 56 86 86
web site :www.ville-de-dax.fr.
7,034 patients in 2005.
Rheumatism, osteo-articular diseases and accident sequellae, metabolic diseases: obesity, urology.
Spa centre, phone: 05 58 05 06 06 - fitness centre, phone: 05 58 05 06 06.
Open February to the second week in December. Activities offered during treatment sessions: healthy cooking classes, lectures on dietetics, "soft" gym.
Contact Eugénie-les-Bains Tourist Office for information, phone: au 05 58 51 13 16
web site :www.ville-eugenie-les-bains.fr.
2,126 patients in 2005.
Non-articular rheumatism and rheumatic neuralgia, muscular physiotherapy after rheumatism operations, respiratory tract, and E.N.T. Open March 29th to October 30th.
Contact the Tourist Office for information, phone: 05 58 57 97 67 - Spa: 05 58 57 21 21.
1,227 patients in 2005.
Articular, muscular, and chronic rheumatism, osteoarthritis, arthropathies, gout, osteo-articular diseases, arthritis, deformations, discomfort in moving, phlebology, fitness combined with spa treatment. Open March to November.
Contact the spa centre for information, phone: 05 58 57 31 04 - Tourist Information Office, phone: 05 58 57 76 68.
11,355 patients in 2005.
Three spa centres. Open all-year-round. Treatments: rheumatology and phlebology.
Contact Saint-Paul-lès-Dax Tourist Office for information, phone: 05 58 91 60 01.
