Bains Sarrailh Thermal Spa in Dax

Bains Sarrailh is a thermal establishment in the central spa quarter of Dax, in the Landes. The establishment profile also identifies it as a hotel and restaurant at Place Fontaine Chaude. It places Dax amid the hills of Chalosse, the Landes forest, the wetlands known as the Barthes and the valleys of the Adour.

Thermal water and Dax péloïde

The directory entry describes the thermal water as meteoric: rain filters through underground layers before returning with dissolved calcium sulphate, sodium chloride and magnesium. This account explains the local water’s geological route and mineral content without making a claim about medical results.

Dax also has a preparation known as péloïde. At Bains Sarrailh, the directory entry describes it as a mixture of thermal water, silt from the Adour and biological compounds. It is used for pelotherapy within the establishment’s thermal programme.

An establishment founded in 1870

Bains Sarrailh was founded in 1870 and is described as one of Dax’s older thermal establishments. The directory entry connects the city’s bathing tradition with the Roman period, although its best-known origin story is a legend rather than a documented medical history. In that story, a legionary leaves his rheumatic dog by the Adour and returns to find that contact with the river mud has restored the animal.

Another local reference is the Fontaine Chaude, associated in the directory entry with the goddess Nehe. Its water is recorded at 64°C. The surrounding area was once occupied by butchers and tripe sellers, who reportedly used the hot water to pluck poultry and cook eggs.

Programme areas

The directory entry groups care at Bains Sarrailh under rheumatology and phlebology. Its rheumatology programme includes mud-based pelotherapy and thermal-water applications. For phlebology, it lists walking corridors, sprays and carbonated baths. These descriptions identify the methods offered when the directory entry was compiled; they do not establish that any course is suitable for a particular condition or person.

Thermal care should be considered with an appropriate healthcare professional. Prospective patients need to confirm current programmes, medical supervision, referral requirements and contraindications with the establishment.

Practical context

The directory entry gives the address as 11 Place Fontaine Chaude, 40100 Dax. Its older schedules and prices are not reproduced here because they may no longer apply. Check current opening periods, admission arrangements and costs directly before planning a visit or course.