Mineral and spring waters

Come and sample the beneficial qualities of our mineral and spring waters.

Mineral and spring waters

La Salvetat

Truly local water which really sparkles! In 2011, it was voted France's best sparkling water. It originates here, in the heart of the Upper Languedoc Nature Park. perched on a rocky outcrop 700 metres above sea level. La Salvetat sur Agout is known for its glittering slate roofs. Located in the extreme west of the département of Hérault, in a mountainous landscape, the village through which the river Agout runs is surrounded by three lakes: lac de la Raviège, Lac de Vésoles and lac de Laouzas. A stopping point on the Way of St James, La Salvetat sur Agout still bears traces of its mediaeval past. The surrounding area also lends itself to a multitude of outdoor activities – hiking, horseback, mountain bike, quad, river fishing in creek, on Lake Raviège; sailing and water skiing ....

The waters of the Salvetat spring, are naturally sparkling. Light on salt and rich in calcium, it was classed as mineral water in 1868. It is still bottled today in La Salvetat-sur-Agout and the Tourist Office organises tours once each week between mid-June and mid-September to promote the benefits of this mild tasting water.

Tel: 00 33 (0) 4 67 97 64 44 Website: Tourist Office la Salvetat

Alet

Discovered by the Romans over 2000 years ago, the mineral waters of Alet became well-known for their therapeutic effects and many were the people who came to the spa village to take the waters. At the end of the 19th century the Ministry of Health, on the recommendation of the Académie de Médecine, recognised the exception mineral qualities of the water and authorised it to be bottled. Since 1886, generations have enjoyed the benefits of the mineral waters of this small Aude village, in the Cathar Country of the Pyrenees, far from any big town or external pollution. Website (in French): Alet les Bains 

Vernière

The mineral waters of Vernière are exceptional, brimming with beneficial effects from the heart of Languedoc. Their source is in the Haut LanguedocNatural Park, at the foot of the Cevennes, not far from spa resort of Lamalou-les-Bains. In Lamalou-les-Bains there are more than 15 springs from the geological fault which crosses the valley. They contain sodium and calcium bicarbonate and iron and are rich in potassium, and naturally carbonated. Each mineral water is unique, the result of a geological process lasting decades and still retaining its original qualities, from the source to the bottle. Vernière’s sparkling waters spring naturally, after a long journey, from the primary rocks of the south east of France, and are enriched with many minerals and trace elements which give the waters unique properties. They are particularly rich in calcium, magnesium and bicarbonates. Website (in French): Lamalou les bains

Sémillante

Since 1928 the Milles family has been quenching the thirst of Catalonia with its famous Limonette and other famous soda waters. In 1999 the family launched the production of La Sémillante, a mineral water based on the sodas. This mineral water, from microbiologically pure underground sources in the Catalan countryside, is drawn and bottled in Toulouges in the Catalan Pyrenees.

Perrier

In the heart of the garrigue near Nîmes, a fault in the plain of the Vistrenque, a geological anomaly, is the source of the bubbling Perrier spring. It was first used in 1863 when it was recognised as a natural mineral water. The site soon became a spa, highly valued by those taking the waters. In 1894 it became the property of Dr. Perrier who gave it his name. Find out more about the mysteries of the magic spring by taking the tour which reveals all the secrets of the little green bottle, famous the world over.

The Perrier Spring Lieu dit « Les Bouillens » 30310 Vergèze Tel: 00 33 (0) 4 66 87 61 01 Website: Perrier 

Quézac

The naturally sparkling spring waters of Quézac are rich in bicarbonates, sodium, calcium and magnesium. It has been described since the 18th century as a sparkling carbonated soda water. In addition, there are no nitrates, which gives it a pleasant, mild, taste, light on salt. After a long and deep underground journey, the spring emerges at the foot of the little medieval village of Quézac, at the crossroads of the Cevennes and the Grand Causses plateau, in the Tarn Gorges national park. Website (in French): Quézac