# Fontaine Chaude

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La **Fontaine chaude** (French for "the hot fountain") is a [spa](/source/Spa) located in the centre of [Dax](/source/Dax,_Landes). The fountain itself is a [Monument historique](/source/Monument_historique) since 1946, while the [portico](/source/Portico) and the remains of older structures around the fountain were registered on September 9, 1988.[1]

The fountain was built from 1814 to 1818, under the reign of [Louis XVIII](/source/Louis_XVIII), upon the remains of older therms from the [Roman period](/source/Roman_Gaul) which given the waters' high temperature (86 °C) could also be used for cooking.

The water is well known for its healing properties. A legend reports of a garrisoned Roman soldier who had a dog crippled with [rheumatism](/source/Rheumatism). On call-up and aware that his poor dog could no longer follow him, he resorted to throw it into the [Adour](/source/Adour) river. On his return, he was overwhelmed to find his dog reanimated by the thermal mud where it had ended up on the riverbank.

The water is also employed to treat [phlebological](/source/Phlebology) and [gynecological](/source/Gynecology) disorders. The "Dax [Peloid](/source/Peloid)" is a natural medication, obtained from the spa waters along with algae and silt from the Adour river.[2]

## References

1. Fontaine Chaude

1. ["Réservez votre cure thermale à Dax sur le site officiel de l'Office de Tourisme"](https://www.dax-tourisme.com/fr/cure-thermale/)

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