Hôtel de ville
1 Pl. Beaumarchais, 88370 Plombières-les-Bains
Plombières is a spa town marked by 2000 years of history.
It was, from the 5th century BC, the place of a Celtic habitat. It was the Romans who, during the conquest of the Gauls, discovered hot springs and founded the resort. The legions of Caesar’s lieutenant, Labienus, who were heading north via present-day Franche-Comté, in 51 BC, stopped near Plombières. Legend has it that a soldier, in search of his dog, discovered him smoking hot water vapors. The Romans were interested in discovering these hot springs and went down into the valley to undertake gigantic works that seemed to be the basis of the technique of capture and transport of thermal waters. In order to capture the springs, they diverted the river Augronne and threw on the areas of emergence of the springs a huge concrete «radier» in which they built kinds of wells (chimneys) to make water rise in the pool.
The Romans then built their seaside buildings to fully enjoy the benefits of thermal baths. They set up a hot thermal p
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