La cité de Cransac entre mines, thermalisme et art contemporain

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Take a stroll through the town of Cransac-les-Thermes, where the spa and mining past meet contemporary art and street art. Traduction automatique par DeepL via DATAtourisme

Atypical is a fitting adjective for the history of the Cransac spa. The town has in fact had “3 lives”.

As you stroll through the streets, you can step back in time to the first half of the 19th century, when Cransac was renowned for its thermal waters. The “water-drinking” curists were treated by the many springs and accommodated in the spa hotels. The industrial revolution and massive coal mining in the second half of the 19th century put an end to this spa activity. Gone was the small town with its tree-lined spa park, replaced by mine headframes, slag heaps, smoking chimneys, railway tracks criss-crossing the town, noise, dust and the rise of the city street. For 150 years, Cransac lived and breathed coal. When coal mining came to a halt, under the impetus of daring entrepreneurs, the spa industry helped to revive the town?s economy. This time, it was the sulphurous hot gases produced by underground combustion (unique in Europe) that were used to relieve rheumatism and osteoarthritis.
Today, at the edge of the Vaysse forest, modern facilities treat curists in ever-increasing numbers. A work of contemporary art, “La Triangulaire de Cransac”, and Street-Art works bring Cransac firmly into the modern age.

A heritage trail through the town allows visitors to discover this atypical history. For the more inquisitive, the Office de Tourisme et du Thermalisme offers comprehensive guided tours, with a bonus of numerous engravings and photographs to help you imagine Cransac through the ages, as well as mediation on the contemporary art and Street-Art works encountered along the way. Traduction automatique par DeepL via DATAtourisme

Spoken languages : French

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