Ax-les-Thermes topographic map
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Name: Ax-les-Thermes topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Average elevation: 4,754 ft
Minimum elevation: 2,182 ft
Maximum elevation: 8,114 ft
Ax (from Latin Aquae – water; French Thermes – hot springs), situated at an elevation of 700 metres (2,300 ft), is well known for its sulphurous hot springs (25 to 78 °C or 77 to 172 °F). The waters, which were used by the Romans, were historically claimed to treat rheumatism, skin diseases, and other maladies. The springs were developed in the medieval period on the orders of Saint Louis to treat soldiers returning from the Crusades afflicted with leprosy. From the 19th century, a spa tourism industry developed.